Tag: Mount Everest

Sherpa Climbs Everest 26th Time, Matching Record Set by Fellow Nepalese Guide

KATHMANDU, Nepal—A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit on Sunday morning along with a Hungarian climber, according to expedition organizer Imagine Nepal Treks. The season’s first…


Seattle Man Dies While Climbing Mount Everest

SEATTLE—A retired Seattle doctor died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday, according to University of Washington officials. University officials said on Twitter Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died Monday on the mountain. He was climbing the mountain as part of an expedition arranged by Washington state-based International Mountain Guides. Company officials said on their website…


Mount Everest and Lhasa | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep5

A local Zhongba motorcycle repairman comes to the Pyle brothers’ rescue, managing to get the BMW bike clutch back in working order. But further disaster strikes when Colin’s bike blows a tire. The journey is now in real jeopardy. …


2 Rare Pallas’s Cats Found Somehow Living on Mount Everest—And Their ‘Grumpy’ Look Is Still Adorable

Two rare wild cats have been discovered in one of the world’s most remote environments: Mount Everest. Perhaps they just wanted to get as far away as possible from everyone, for a pair of Pallas’s cats—the original “Grumpy Cat”—have been found living in Nepal’s Sagarmatha National Park, in the Everest region. As reported in the…


Mountain Climber Challenged to Pedal 980 Miles From Land’s End to John O’Groats

Remember the previous stories of the Father and Son who summited Mount Everest and Mount Denali in May and June? Father Tsang Chi-shing (John), who has successfully climbed Mount Everest four times, traveled to the UK for an iconic cycling challenge-Ride Across Britain (RAB), an event of road cycling within nine days, starting from southwest…


Hong Kong Photographer and Writer Uses Her Dream to Encourage Hongkongers: Never Give Up

Hongkonger Celia Cheng Kwok-yan is a photographer and writer who has left her footprints on the World’s Three Poles (the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest) and on the seven continents. After a two-year hiatus due to the never-ending pandemic, Cheng finally picked up her backpack again in April and…


Father and Son Climb Highest Peak in North America

An 18-year-old Hong Kong youth Bob Tsang Long-kit has climbed the six tallest peaks on seven continents. He completed Mt. Denali, the highest peak in North America at 6,190 metres (20,310 feet)) on June 12 2022. “Compared with other peaks, climbing Mt. Denali is the most exciting and most harsh, and it is also the…


Elderly Hong Kong Couple’s Everest Challenge Ends

This year, a senior couple from Hong Kong attempted to scale Mount Everest, one of the world’s toughest climbs. With the summit only 100 meters from reach, the couple made the most difficult decision of their life—return. Wong Yim Leung, 69, and Ho Suk Chu, or Stella, 65, are both mountaineering coaches in Hong Kong….


Father and Son Summit Mount Everest, 18-year-old Son is Youngest Hong Konger to Do So

Hong Kong mountain climbers Tsang Chi-shing (John) and his son Tsang Long-kit (Bob) successfully climbed the 8,849-meter-high (29,032.15 feet) Mount Everest, and were the first father-son pair from Hong Kong to successfully reach the world’s highest peak. This was the fourth time John climbed Everest, and Bob, at 18, set a record as the youngest…


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…