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Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains for ‘poorly children’ takes on final hike

Oscar Burrow is to climb Ben Nevis on May 29.

The Independent UK

Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest

Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps

Daily Mirror

70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted

Mountains – their height, their mass, their climates and ecosystems – have fascinated humans for thousands of years. But there is one that holds extra-special meaning for many – Mount Everest, or Chomolungma as the Nepalese Sherpa people call it.

The Conversation

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Inside the world of Nepal's misunderstood Sherpas

The tiny village of Kurima, deep in the forested mountains that lie below Mount Everest, has been home to Sherpa families for generations. But tourism and development have put the traditional Sherpa culture at risk.

ABC News

Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain

When the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ended on March 2, 1958, it marked what many called the last great adventure possible on Earth: an overland crossing of the Antarctic continent.

The Conversation

Six-year-old's climbing mission to scale 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow hopes to complete the challenge by May 29, the day Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach Mount Everest's summit

Wales Online

Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow hopes to complete the challenge by May 29 – the day Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest 70 years ago.

The Independent UK

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The week in audio: Bone Valley; There Are No Greater Heroes; The Crowning of Everest and more – review

A true-crime documentary puts others in the shade, a trip down psych-rock’s memory lane is full of charm – and Everest the immersive way

The Guardian - UK

The story of Antarctica told through 100 unusual items from bust of Lenin to pony shoe

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle, the icy land is explored in a new book called Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects which begins with James Cook’s 1773 crossing

Daily Mirror

Nottingham man's Everest Expedition food package set to reach thousands at auction

The package has been kept since the expedition in 1953 by his son

Nottingham Post

Triumph, tragedy and climate change: telling the stories of the Sherpas of Everest

Few communities have enjoyed the collective fame and individual obscurity of the Sherpas. This minority group, living across the high-Himalaya border between Tibet (China) and Nepal, has become famous for its many world-class mountain climbers.

The Conversation

Coronation maid of honour gown and pageboy outfit go on display in Co Fermanagh

The garments were rediscovered from careful storage by the families of Lady Moyra Campbell and Lord Erne in time for the Diamond Jubilee.

The Independent UK

Looking back: The Queen’s coronation and Huddersfield won the Challenge Cup

The birthplace of rugby league produced the cup winners on six occasions, the last time in 1953.

The Independent UK

London Zoo penguins raised by toy after first-time parents struggle

The five Humboldt penguin chicks have been named after famous people and events from the last 70 years.

Evening Standard

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