The Controversial 1998 Everest Speed Ascent
This Everest season, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews will try speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa holds the record, set in 1998, but not ...
Philly clergy build an altar outside of ICE headquarters, demanding return of church protection from immigration arrests
The demonstration was held Thursday, the day before a federal court will decide whether to restore an ICE policy that barred enforcement at houses of worship.
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Defence Minister flags-off Army expedition to Everest
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday here flagged-off expeditions to Mount Everest (8,848m) and Mount Kangchenjunga (8,586m). The Indian Army's Mount Everest expedition, comprising 34 climbers, ...
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‘Carried by runner’ — Wyoming’s outsized role in the first American ascents on Everest
From Everest’s basecamp, where the mountaineers were preparing ... A golden spire juts from a bedazzling white stupa. Dozens of prayer flags flutter in the breeze. Inside the lamasery, saffron-robed ...
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Is “Everest” a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives
More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...
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Why are flags at half-staff in Virginia?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Flags will be flown at half-staff across Virginia on Wednesday in memory of a former Virginia Supreme Court Justice who died over the weekend. On the afternoon of Tuesday ...
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Mount Everest's new Sherpas? Drones will now do the heavy lifting
A new chapter in Mount Everest expeditions is about to begin. For the first time, drones will be deployed to transport supplies, carry equipment, and remove waste along some of the mountain’s most ...