Category: Everest
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Missing Kenyan Climber Cheruiyot Kirui found dead on Mount Everest
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A daring mission by a Kenyan hiker to climb Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, has ended in death. Mr Cheruiyot Kirui, an accomplished climber who has summited Mount Kenya more than 10 times, disappeared above 8,000m on Mount Everest on Wednesday. He was found dead in Mount Everest’s “death…
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UK mountaineer logs most Everest climbs by a foreigner, Nepali makes 29th ascent By Reuters
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Written by Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A British climber and a Nepalese guide have broken their own records for most ascents of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of the Nepalese Ministry of Tourism, said that Briton Kenton Cole (50 years…