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Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain

PoorregulationandovercrowdingarepushingEverestclimbersawayfromNepaltoChina,whichisinvestingmillionstoboostarivalpathtothetopoftheworld.Veteranclimbingoutfits,fe

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Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepalhasbannedsoloclimbersfromscalingitsmountains,includingMountEverest,inabidtoreduceaccidents,anofficialsaidSaturday.ThecabinetlateThursdayendorsedarevisionto

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Australia's famed Uluru outback monolith to be closed to climbers

Australia’sworld-famousUluru,formerlyknownasAyersRock,willbeclosedtoclimbersfrom2019,itsmanagementboardsaidonWednesday,endingadecades-longcampaignbyAboriginesto

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7 climbers fall to their deaths in the Alps

SevenclimbersfelltotheirdeathsintwoseparateincidentsintheAlpsonSunday,officialssaid.FiveoftheclimbersdiedintheAustrianAlps,ZellamSeeprovincialgovernmentchiefMar

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Zillertal Alps accident kills five German climbers in Austria

FiveGermanclimberswerekilledandanotherclimberwasseriouslyinjuredafteranaccidentintheAustrianAlps.Fiverescuehelicoptersweresenttothescene,2,900m(9.500ft)abovesea

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Two Germans killed climbing Mont Blanc in French Alps

TwoGermanclimbersfrozetodeathwhileattemptingoneofthepeaksofMontBlancintheFrenchAlpsandrescuershaverecoveredtheirbodies.Thetwomenintheir40swentmissingonTuesdayas

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Four bodies found inside tent at the highest camp on Mount Everest

SherparescuershavefoundthebodiesoffourclimbersinsideatentonthehighestcamponMountEverest,raisingthedeathtollthisclimbingseasonto10,authoritiessaidWednesday.Thebo

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Indian police couple faked Everest summit photos, Nepal says

An Indian couple falsified photographs of themselves at the top of Mount Everest to get their feat certified by Kathmandu, Nepal said on Wednesday, after earlier saying the climb was valid.

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Paying the ultimate price on Mount Everest

Phukon's sherpa guide later told him the woman was 34-year old Australian Maria Strydom, who died last Saturday on the high slopes of Everest after making a failed push for the summit.

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3 deaths in 3 days, is it too dangerous to even try climbing Mount Everest?

A 43-year-old Indian mountaineer has died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest, in the third fatality on the world’s tallest mountain in as many days since climbing resumed after last year’s avalanche tragedy at Base Camp.

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Qomolangma Tibet base camp to reopen

The base camp on the north face of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will reopen to climbers on Wednesday, according to local tourism authorities.

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Mt. Fuji draws fewer summer tourists due to car restrictions

Summer climbers to Mt. Fuji during July 1 to Aug. 31 this year declined 2.5 percent from a year earlier to 310,721, due to tighter restrictions on car use, local media reported Wednesday.

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Japan collects admission fee from climbers to Mount Fuji

Japanese local authorities on Thursday started collecting a 1,000-yen admission fee from those climbers to the Mount Fuji in an effort to fund for preserving the environment at the Japanese icon, reported local media.