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A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.
Climbers can die from severe altitude sickness, falls into deep crevasses, exposure, and other threats. Professional mountaineer Garrett Madison has achieved the Everest triple crown not once ...
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Mt. Everest is an 'amateur' climb compared to these other peaks, according to a professional mountaineer
He just achieved his second "triple crown," what some consider to be the world's ultimate high-altitude mountaineering prize. Only a few climbers have summited the Everest region's triple crown.
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A climber who summited the world's tallest peaks explains how he trains by keeping his body in Everest-mode
Everest 14 times, and has led more than 80 other climbers to the top since 2009. In May, he earned his second "triple crown ... in mountain shape," Madison said. But during those rare times ...
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Kenton Cool reaches record-breaking 16th Everest summit
Mr Fogle said for the 48-year-old "to climb Everest once ... who have climbed the mountain the most times. He was the first person to complete the Everest triple crown, comprising Everest, Lhotse ...
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How deadly is Mount Everest?
As glaciers melt at a greater pace, there are concerns among expedition operators that bodies are becoming exposed on Mount Everest. The mountain is one of the crown jewels for climbers - but with ...
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Sherpa helps Malaysian climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
Kathmandu: A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare ... to rescue climbers at that altitude ...