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Tiny wings. Almost no oxygen. Somehow, it still flies. The world's highest flyer isn't an eagle

Alpine bumble-bees can fly at simulated altitudes over nine thousand meters. These insects achieve this by increasing wing motion amplitude, not frequency. This remarkable ability surpasses the height of Mount Everest, challenging previous assumptions. Such extreme flight performance suggests intermittent behavioral demands beyond routine foraging. This capacity highlights the surprising…

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Meet 'Mountain Queen' Lhakpa Sherpa, who climbed Mount Everest 11 times, once while pregnant; Here's why she wants to continue climbing until 80

Lhakpa Sherpa, the "Mountain Queen", holds the record for most Everest ascents by a woman. She defied societal expectations, growing up where girls were denied education. Sherpa worked various jobs in the United States between her remarkable climbing expeditions. She plans to continue climbing Mount Everest until she reaches eighty…

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Marine fossils found near Mount Everest summit tell the remarkable story of a vanished ocean

Standing on the summit of Mount Everest feels like reaching the highest possible point on Earth. The mountain rises nearly nine kilometres above sea level, surrounded by ice, rock and thin air. Yet the rocks beneath a climber’s boots tell a very different story. They do not speak of towering…

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DJI drones are saving Mount Everest from being the 'world's highest garbage dump' — FlyCart 100 removes over 10,000kg of waste to save Sherpas from an eight-hour trek across a hazardous icefall

DJI's FlyCart 100 delivery drone hauled over 10,000kg of supplies and waste between Everest Base Camp and Camp 1 this season, replacing a dangerous eight-hour Sherpa trek through the Khumbu Icefall with an eight-minute flight

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India seeking to recover the body of an Everest climber known as 'Green Boots'

Indian authorities are seeking to recover the body of a climber known as "Green Boots" from Mount Everest

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Why India is launching a mission to recover 'Green Boots' from Mount Everest site after 30 years

Indian authorities are reportedly launching a challenging mission to retrieve the body of Dorje Morup, known as "Green Boots," from Mount Everest after nearly three decades. Identified through DNA testing, his remains have served as an unofficial landmark on the Northeast Ridge. The operation, requiring specialist high-altitude agencies and experienced…

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Lying frozen on Mount Everest for nearly 30 years, wearing 'Green Boots', the famous remains are now the focus of a major Indian recovery operation

India has launched a daring mission to retrieve the body of a soldier, identified as Lance Naik Dorje Morup, from Mount Everest's treacherous 'death zone'. For decades, the remains, known as 'Green Boots', served as a grim landmark. This unprecedented repatriation effort by Indian authorities aims to bring the fallen…

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Frozen Body Known As “Green Boots” In Mount Everest Finally Identified After 30 Years

The body of the Mount Everest climber known as Green Boots, who lost his life about 350 metres (1,150 feet) from the summit, will finally be retrieved.

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India wants to recover ‘Green Boots’ after 30 years. Here’s why so many of Everest’s dead are left behind

IN FOCUS: As India plans to retrieve the body of ‘Green Boots’, experts explain to Maroosha Muzaffar why Everest’s dead are rarely brought home

The Independent UK

Mount Everest, a climber known only as ‘Green Boots’, and the mission to solve a 30-year mystery

In 1996, a blizzard in Everest’s notorious ‘death zone’ killed ‘Green Boots’. Now, a fresh expedition plans to retrieve his body, and establish his identity

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CEO of ‘child-safe’ smartphone startup accused of embezzling company funds to buy escort a Lamborghini

Exclusive: ‘I have never felt more betrayed in my entire life,’ Cyber Dive co-founder Derek Jackson told The Independent of ex-business partner Jeffrey Gottfurcht – the first rheumatoid arthritis sufferer to scale Mount Everest

The Independent UK

Mount Everest sherpa survived on chocolate and ice in miracle rescue

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Family of ‘miracle’ Everest survivor demands answers

KATHMANDU - The family of a Nepali climber who dragged himself off Mount Everest six days after being abandoned called for an investigation into rescue efforts, as doctors said on Friday he is in stable condition and recovering in hospital.

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Sherpa guide’s family files official complaint after ‘miracle’ rescue on Mount Everest

When helicopters were finally sent to look for him, they could not find him

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Sherpa survives 6-day Everest ordeal, crawls down 12km from 25k feet sans food, oxygen

In what climbers are calling a miracle, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide who was presumed dead in Mount Everest after he vanished during descent on May 29 was found alive after six days near Base Camp on Thursday morning.

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Missing Sherpa found alive on Mount Everest after crawling back to Base Camp

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Mount Everest climber stranded for a week without food or oxygen rescued crawling back to Base Camp alone

Nepali guide Hillary Dawa Sherpa went missing near the so-called ‘Death Zone’ where oxygen levels are too low to sustain human life for long

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Sherpa guide believed dead on Everest found alive after a week

A Sherpa guide missing on Mount Everest for nearly a week was found alive crawling toward base camp and reunited with his family, who had already begun funeral rituals believing he had died.

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Mount Everest records busiest season ever as 1,000 climbers reach summit

This season, climbers attempted the 8,849-metre peak from the Nepal side after China closed the northern route through Tibet

Bangkok Post

Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest

KATHMANDU - A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday.

The Independent UK

England depart for World Cup as Thomas Tuchel aims to conquer football’s Mount Everest

England’s World Cup squad have flown out to Florida ahead of the tournament getting underway later this month

France 24

UK rape ruling sparks nationwide outcry

Outrage over an UK judge’s decision to spare three teenage boys convicted of raping two girls from prison sentences. The UK attorney general has referred the judgement to the Court of Appeal. Also studies reveal that nearly two-thirds of women over 50 are struggling with their mental health; and not…

The Economic Times

'He has attained samadhi': Hyderabad techie’s family chooses not to recover his body from Everest citing faith among reasons

'He has attained samadhi': The family of Hyderabad-based climber Arun Kumar Tiwari, who died while descending Mount Everest near the Hillary Step, has decided against bringing his body back from the mountain’s “death zone”. Citing his deep connection with the Himalayas, religious beliefs, and the extreme risks involved in recovery…

The Independent UK

Climbers meet in Nepal to discuss the challenges of scaling Mount Everest

Climbers and officials have met in Kathmandu to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest

The Independent UK

Guide Kenton Cool scales Everest for the 20th time and says not ready to quit yet

British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa guide

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