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Everest climbers head home on last leg of seven-day mission
The British military veterans, climbing Everest to raise funds for vets, kept going despite an avalanche, high winds and a ...
British climbers first to scale Mount Everest using new method
A team of four British climbers has etched their names in mountaineering history, becoming the first to summit Mount Everest ...
They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous
Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...
British soldiers make Everest history using new method
Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without ...
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
The use of xenon gas may help cut the usual trip time from weeks to days. But not all members of the climbing community ...
A renowned mountain guide puts clients on Everest summit less than a week after they left London
An expert mountain guide has put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest less than a week after they left London, one of the fastest ascents on record of the world's highest peak.