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Mount Everest: Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in 2020 by Chinese and Nepali authorities as 8,848.86 m.

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Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit [Video]

Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit

Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop..

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Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit [Video]

Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit

Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country..

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Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding [Video]

Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding

Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding Nepal says it must protect Mount Everest as rising climber numbers and climate change put pressure on the world’s highest peak. READ..

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Mount Everest suffers traffic jams as climbers battle harsh weather - with beginners not helping

mount everest suffers traffic jams as climbers battle harsh weather - with beginners not helping
Mount Everest has suffered "traffic jams" this month, as climbers battled harsh weather to make it to the summit.
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Mount Everest guide breaks own record with 31st summit

mount everest guide breaks own record with 31st summit
A veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, beating his own record.
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CISF sub-inspector scales Everest, first by an officer of the force


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CISF sub-inspector Geeta Samota becomes first from force to scale Mt Everest

CISF Sub-Inspector Geeta Samota has etched her name in history as the first CISF personnel to conquer Mount Everest, fulfilling her ambitious 'seven summits' dream that began in 2019. Overcoming..
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Mount Everest is getting taller - now scientists think they know why

mount everest is getting taller - now scientists think they know why
Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it's increasing every year. Now, scientists say that's because the mountain's water system captured a river.
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Hundreds crowd on Everest summit before snow collapses, with two climbers still missing

A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak.
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Climbers stranded on Everest after cornice collapse causes disappearance of British man

A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak, leading to the disappearance of two climbers, including a British man.
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Mumbai teen (16) youngest Indian to scale Everest

On Thursday, the Western Naval Command (@IN_WNC) tweeted about their achievement. The tweet said that after the feat, she had become the second youngest girl in the world and the youngest Indian..
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Everest says its spices 'safe', claims no ban in Singapore or Hong Kong

Everest, a popular spice brand in Indian homes, has assured consumers of the safety and quality of its spice-mix products. Evest Food Products stated that despite concerns raised by Singapore and Hong..
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FSSAI collects spice samples after Singapore, Hong Kong concerns

Food Safety and Standards Authority is sampling powdered spices from all brands nationwide, including MDH and Everest, prompted by Singapore and Hong Kong authorities' alerts. The Hong Kong Centre for..
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Masala row: FSSAI to check quality of spices sold in India

Food safety regulator FSSAI has started taking samples of spices in powder form of all brands, including MDH and Everest, from across the country in view of quality concerns flagged by Singapore and..
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'50-1 against us': Everest climber's letters published 100 years on from disappearance

Letters written by one of Britain's most famous - and ill-fated - mountaineers and explorers have been published online.
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World's 2nd private moon mission headed by PIO

India's Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, the second private mission to the moon, will lift off on Monday with over 80,000 messages from kids worldwide and a piece of Mount Everest. The mission director,..
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Kerala's Shaikh Hassan Khan now scales Mount Vinson in Antarctica

Shaikh Hassan Khan, a 36-year-old government employee from Kerala, has successfully ascended Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, marking his conquest of the fifth-highest peak. Despite..
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Meet Indian, who at 41 became first woman to skydive over Mount Everest, North and South Pole, 7 continents, now aims..

"I performed the Best jump of my life from 21,500ft in front of Mount Everest and landed at the highest altitude at Kalapatthar 17,444ft /5,317m. I accomplished the highest altitude skydiving landing..
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Six killed after tourist helicopter crashes near Everest

Six people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest after returning from a sightseeing tour.
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Sherpa guides rescue freezing climber from Everest 'death zone' in 'almost impossible' mission

sherpa guides rescue freezing climber from everest 'death zone' in 'almost impossible' mission
A Malaysian climber was saved from the "death zone" of Mount Everest by Nepali Sherpa guides and another climber.
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Man scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time

man scales mount everest for a record 28th time
A veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time, beating his own record.
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AEW Star Darby Allin Says He'll Climb Mount Everest Next Year

Darby Allin is taking his daredevil reputation to new heights -- the AEW star tells TMZ Sports he plans to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, next year ... one of the most physically and..
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