I’m scrolling through Phunjo Lama’s profile on Instagram, waiting for her to hop on the link I’ve sent her for our video ...
The first person she called after reclaiming the record as the fastest woman to scale Mount Everest was her 12-year-old daughter. Phunjo Lama, 32, the Nepali mountaineer who climbed the world’s ...
Nepali photojournalist Purnima Shrestha doesn’t fit the stereotype of the imposing and rugged mountaineer. She stands barely five feet tall, and comes across as soft-spoken and shy. Her ...
Ruth Mallory; a Mount Everest expedition in the 1920s Credit: Getty By June 8 1924, the day George Mallory died on Mount Everest, he had been married to his wife, Ruth, for a decade. While ...
Naila Kiani exudes confidence, the kind that only comes at the dizzying heights of success she has – quite literally – ...
Tenjen Lama Sherpa was one of the most storied mountain guides of his generation. Now, he and two of his brothers are dead, ...
Nepalese authorities said four human corpses and skeletons were found among the 11,000 kilograms of trash removed from Mount Everest and two other nearby peaks in this year’s annual clean-up.
Ariarne Titmus breaks the world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials BRISBANE, Australia -- Ariarne Titmus breaks the world record in the women’s ...
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The reported fastest male climber, a Nepali named Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, broke his record in 2003. He reportedly ascended to Everest’s summit in an astounding 10 hours and 56 minutes. View comments ...