PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A Polish climber has died after scaling Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat, known as “killer mountain” for its dangerous conditions, local police and a mountaineering official said Tuesday. Pawel Tomasz Kopec had suffered breathing problems while descending the 8,126-meter (26,660-foot) mountain with two other climbers in harsh weather conditions, a local police official Zahid Hussain said….
Polish Climber Dies After Scaling Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain,’ Nanga Parbat
Missing Mount Rainier Climber’s Body Found in Crevasse; He Was Celebrating 80th Birthday
June 7, 2023
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MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash.—Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an 80-year-old solo climber reported missing last week, Mount Rainier National Park officials said. Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington, embarked on a solo climb on May 30 and was last seen that night…
British Climber Scales Everest for 17th Time, the Most by a Non-Sherpa Guide
KATHMANDU, Nepal—A British mountain guide returned to Nepal’s capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton Cool first climbed Mount Everest in 2004 and has been doing it almost every year since then. “I…
Norway Climber Aims to Be Fastest to Scale 14 Tallest Peaks
KATHMANDU, Nepal—A Norwegian who just became the fastest female to climb the world’s 14 highest mountains is now aiming to become the fastest person to complete the feat by beating the record set by a male climber in 2019. Kristin Harila, 37, successfully scaled Mount Cho Oyu and Mount Shishapangma in China and arrived in…
Spanish Climber Leaves Cave After 500 Days in Isolation
MADRID—A Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from a cave 70 meters (230 feet) underground where she spent 500 days isolated from the outside world. Beatriz Flamini, 50, of Madrid, left the cave in southern Spain shortly after 9 a.m. after being told by supporters that she had completed the feat she set out to accomplish…
‘Pro-Life Spiderman’ Arrested After Scaling Skyscraper in Phoenix
February 8, 2023
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Maison DesChamps, a climber who goes by the social media handle “Pro-Life Spiderman,” was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday after scaling the former Chase tower. The 23-year-old DesChamps scaled the 40-story building on Tuesday morning, starting just before 10 a.m. MST and ending about an hour later. Videos taken of DesChamps during the climb…
Quebec Climber Richard Cartier Dies While Climbing K2, World’s Second Highest Peak
A Quebec mountaineer has died while climbing K2, the world’s second highest mountain. Richard Cartier, an experienced climber in his 60s from St-Jérôme, north of Montreal, died climbing the 8,611-metre high mountain located in Pakistan. The discovery of Cartier, a physician, and fellow climber and teammate Australian Matt Eakin was first reported by the Himalayan…
Russian Climber Dies at Camp on Mount Everest, Nepali Official Says
KATHMANDU—Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world’s highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday. Kostrikin, 55, died at the camp, which is located at an altitude of around 5,360 metres (17,585…
Mt Everest Climbers Become Oldest American, Fastest Woman Ever to Reach the Summit
A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world’s highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month,…
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