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New Records on top of the world, Mt. Everest
2008-05-26 08:57:00
Two new records were set by two Nepali mountaineers on the top of Mt. Everest. The first record was set by Appa Sherpa, 48, who climbed the highest peak for the 18th time. The second record was set by a 76 year old (turning 77 in a few days) senior Min Bahadur Serchan. Sherchan has broken the ...
Everest 2008: Sherpas Summit Mt. Everest From the South Side
2008-05-20 17:14:00
More Breaking News?More Breaking News?More Breaking News This Everest 2008 Update is being featured at my NEW address on the web. The site is the same, but THE ADDRESS has changed. Please Redirect to the new update by clicking HERE. Then Go to the HOMEPAGE and be sure to UPDATE any BOOKMARKS or previous ...
Everest 2008: Massive Push For The Summit of Mt. Everest
2008-05-20 08:33:00
This Everest 2008 Update is being featured at my NEW address on the web.  The site is the same, but THE ADDRESS has changed.  Please Redirect to the new update by clicking HERE.  Then be sure to UPDATE any BOOKMARKS or previous RSS Feed Subscriptions.  Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause, but I ...
Olympic Torch on Mt Everest Summit
2008-05-08 21:13:00
The Olympic torch made it to the top of Mt Everest on Thursday May 8. A Tibetan woman took the torch the last few steps to the summit shouting "Long live Tibet" along with the other climbers says this story in Routers.I'm set to climb to Mt Everest base camp this Oct with a group of six friends.Story via Straight to the Bar
Everest 2008: CHINA SUMMITS MT. EVEREST WITH OLYMPIC TORCH
2008-05-08 03:49:00
Breaking News–Breaking News-Breaking News Reports are coming in that China has successfully summited Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch. I will be gathering this news as it is made available. All updates will come to this post. Stay tuned for further info. EverestNews is currently running headlines. Posted 9:49 pm Eastern ...
Nepal Cuts Climbing Permit Prices..Yes, Including Mt. Everest
2008-05-01 22:50:00
In an effort to draw more tourists and climbers to one of the world’s most mountainous regions, Nepal has decided to cut permit fees and abolish others. The Earth Times is reporting that this decision affects mountaineering expeditions to major peaks during winter, autumn, and the monsoon season–which is a bit odd since most climbers know ...
Everest 2008: China?s Olympic Torch Heads For the Summit of Mt. Everest
2008-04-30 07:02:00
BREAKING NEWS Kraig, over at The Adventure Blog, tipped me off to a couple of reports that the Chinese Olympic Torch Relay Team on Mt. Everest has decided to try an early summit push. As has become customary in recent times with Russian expeditions, the Chinese will be attempting the summit in waves of climbers. From ...
Everest 2008: Olympic Flame Arrives at Mt. Everest Base Camp
2008-04-27 21:07:00
Xinhua News-based in China- is reporting that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch has arrived at Mt. Everest base camp today. The torch arrived at the Tibetan Everest base camp in the afternoon–China time. The expedition to carry the torch to Mt. Everest’s summit could begin as early as April 28th from a report coming from ...
Everest 2008: The Problem with Mt. Everest Journalism in 2008
2008-04-19 08:22:00
Example 1 “More troubling for the climbers than the censorship is the fact the Chinese have essentially reserved the mountain for the torch from May 1-10, a prime part of the short climbing season. None of the 26 international expeditions at base camp, including at least two other Canadian teams, will be allowed on the mountain ...
Massage Heights ?Backs? Member?s Ascent to Mt. Everest Summi
2008-04-09 21:14:00
Adventurer Embarks on World’s Highest Climb with Support of Nation’s Leading Massage Franchise San Antonio, TX– With the financial support of Massage Heights, the nation’s leading massage franchise, “average Joe” and Massage Heights member, Jim Curtin, embarks today on a two-month journey to climb the highest mountain in the world and ...
Everest 2008: Preliminary List of Rules for May 1st-10th on Mt. Everest an
2008-03-28 16:35:00
EverestNews has put up a bulletin today with a list of drafted rules for the South Everest and Lhasa climbs this season.  They state that these rules are preliminary and still need approval before they take effect.  These rules only regard the May 1-10th climbing period.  It is not known at this time if certain ...
Mt. Everest and 2008 Olympic Torch Run Get Stamp of Approval
2008-03-21 20:04:00
The State Postal Bureau of China has announced plans to issue a set of stamps to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Run. The stamps will be released in a two stamp series, as well as a sheet of single-value souvenir stamps. Here’s More From People’s Daily Online: “ These stamps, designed with various elements such as the Fuwa ...
40,000 Tourists Visit Mt. Everest in 2007, More Expected in 2008
2008-02-22 17:39:00
Tourism authorities from China’s Tibet autonomous region have released their final figures for tourists descending (or ascending) upon the Mt. Everest region.  A staggering 40,200 visitors made the pilgrimmage to the world’s highest peak in 2007. China relates this number to a series of better roads around the region that the country has been improving upon ...
Conquering Mt. Everest?The Smithsonian Factor
2008-02-22 17:08:00
The Smithsonian Magazine has featured an article this month entitled “Conquering Everest.”  The article takes a pretty good look at the history surrounding the Everest conquest.  From Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s first ascent in 1953 all the way up to the present day and the commercialization of Everest. The article is put together well, ...
Helicopter Crashes Near Mt. Everest Basecamp
2008-02-21 22:24:00
ExplorersWeb is reporting today that there has been a helicopter crash near Mt. Everest’s famed Basecamp. The Helicopter, owned by the Nepal Army, crashed near Kalapathar in the Sagarmatha National Park.  All members on board, including Army personnel and passengers, were able to escape the downed craft without serious injury. Over the years there have been ...
Himalman's Weblog - Mt. Everest
2008-01-21 23:30:00
Blog of the Day Awards for Saturday January 19, 2008A Blog of the Day Award goes to Himalman's WeblogAbout /O moim blogu.A blog about : Mt. Everest, Everest History, Everest Firsts, famous climbers, expeditions on 8000m peaks, equipment, events on Himalaya. / Himalman?s Weblog to blog o wyprawie na dach ?wita o marzeniu .. o zdobywcach, himalaistach, wyprawach, trekkingu, podró?ach na koniec ?wiata..Technorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspot Mt. Everest Everest History climbersBe sure to submit your nominations early.Thank you
Mistery Pendaki Pertama Mt. Everest
2008-01-15 14:23:00
Awal tahun 2004 ini kembali muncul perdebatan mengenai First Climber on Everest. Apakah betul George Leigh Mallory (38) dan Andrew ?Sandy? Irvine (22) telah mencapai puncak Everest pada Expedisi tahun 1924 itu.? Dua puluh delapan tahun lebih awal dari pendakian Sir Edmund Hillary bersama Tenzing Norgay yang saat ini masih tercatat sebagai pendaki Everest pertama (1953). Saya sendiri selama 3 tahun ini selalu menceri berita paling akhir mengenai keputusan final yang mungkin bisa merubah catatan sejarah pendakian manusia di puncak tertinggi dunia itu.George Leigh Mallory memimpin team ketiga dari Inggris Raya bersama partnernya Irvine dan photographer Noel Odell pada 6 Juni 1924 berlabel nama The British Expedition 1924. Dengan membawa botol oxygen Asparratus cadangan mereka mendaki di musim moonson yang terkenal sangat berbahaya. Setelah dua hari pendakian, Odell yang memang tinggal di base tertinggi sempat melihat mereka mendaki pada sisi utara Everest, tapi pandangannya lalu terhal...
China, having solved all other problems, lands cell tower for Mt. Everest
2007-11-14 09:16:00
If you’ve been wanting to climb mount everest, but were afraid to be without your Blackberry for five days, China’s got your back. The great red burgeoning superpower’s largest cellphone provider has just installed cell towers to cover the mountain, all the way to the summit. Ostensibly this is to ensure coverage for the 2008 ...
China tests Mt. Everest cell station
2007-11-14 02:09:00
China's largest cell phone service provider successfully tested a transmission station on Mount Everest on Tuesday, making it possible for people in the area for next year's Olympic torch relay to make calls, a state news agency reported.
This car climbed Mt Everest
2007-11-09 20:32:00
BEIJING: China is planning to build an asphalt road to the base camp of Mount Everest despite fears that the mountain is already overcrowded.
Khangsung East Base Camp of Mt. Everest
2007-10-16 00:00:00
Report/Dispatche of our June 2007 trek and new photo gallery of this area...
Everest Vietnam 2008: Competitors Flock to Second Audition For Mt. Everest
2007-10-14 05:20:00
Thousands of prospective Everest adventurers lined up for the latest auditions for a new reality show in Vietnam.  The “Everest Vietnam 2008″ series is planning on trying to land at least one and possibly four contestants of this reality show on the top of the world’s tallest peak.  Of the 1,200 people who recently took part ...
1924 Mt. Everest Expedition: The Kodak Vest Pocket Camera?(The Holy Grail
2007-10-05 05:15:00
Any discussion on the 1924 Mt. Everest Expedition essentially ends up at “where’s the camera?”  or “If the camera was found, what would be on it?” Kraig, over at The Adventure Blog recently put up a post concerning this famed 1924 Expedition.  This post inevitabley led to the famed “camera” discussion, of which many people think ...
Nepal Moves to Ban Nudity on Mt. Everest
2007-09-26 18:37:00
Complaints over the number of climbers going nude on Mt. Everest has resulted in a call to ban nudity on the world’s tallest peak. Ang Tshering, President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, has stated that complaints from villagers surrounding Mt. Everest over “obscene” behavior have been registered with Nepal’s government. This reaction is attribute to a Nepali ...
Mt. Everest to Host New Reality Television Program
2007-09-22 04:41:00
Mt. Everest will be the host of a new made for television reality program based out of Vietnam.  The basic plan for the new program is centered around the idea of bringing the first summit of Mt. Everest to Vietnam. The programming of the new reality show will begin filming in November.  The show will first ...
Find hidden clues on Mt Everest
2007-09-09 20:45:00
Hidden Expedition: Everest is a successful combination of a fun puzzle game with a culture rich setting. You’ll have to beat other hikers up to the world’s highest peak uncovering mysteries and finding clues along the way. If your tired of the story mode, you can also take a break and enjoy one of ...
Mt. Everest to Close to Climbers in 2008?
2007-08-23 19:30:00
It is well known that China is planning on running the Olympic Torch to the summit of Mt. Everest in 2008 leading into the 2008 Olympics being held in Beijing. This past April and May a Chinese Expedition team made a successful run at the summit proving that it is possible.  17 members successfully summited.  The ...
Photo: Fantastic 360 degree view from Mt. Everest!
2007-08-07 11:13:00
Mount Everest or Qomolangma or Sagarmatha (???????) or Chomolungma (???????????) pronounced as (Jongmalunga) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. Check out this 360 ...
Plans To Build Highway On Mt. Everest Put On Hold
2007-07-30 15:24:00
Back in June, China announced that it planned to build a highway on the side of Mt. Everest to aid climbers as well as provide an easy path for the Olympic torch to reach the peak of the mountain at the 2008 Beijing Games. However, the $19.7 million project is being put on hold because ...
Global Warming and Mt. Everest: Is Everest Shrinking?
2007-07-12 19:30:00
Global Warming has become a huge subject around the world as of late.  If, indeed the world is in a warming crisis, perhaps the ones that should know are the Climbers. Today, in the Asian Journal Online, Reggie Pablo speaks out about this current issue and how it relates to Mt. Everest.  He, for one, should ...
ABS CBN?s Mt. Everest Plug Wins Silver PROMAX
2007-06-21 14:16:00
ABS CBN recently won a silver award in the special project category from PROMAX, a prestigious award giving body in advertising, for its television plug about the first Filipino to reach the top of Mt. Everest. The title of the winning tv spot is “Mountaintop” and the message of the ad went: “One step for people ...
Mt. Everest Pioneer, Ernest Hofstetter, Dies at 95
2007-06-09 03:55:00
Ernest Hofstetter, a leading member of a Swiss Expedition team that nearly summited one year before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first successful summit of Mt. Everest in 1953, has died. Upon Sir Edmund Hillary’s successful summit the following year, Hillary sent the swiss team a note telling them that they had done ...
Tata Tea says Mt Everest offer opens July 27
2007-06-04 09:58:00
Reuters India - The open offer for 6.8 million shares is at the same price that Tata Tea will pay for nearly 26 percent in the bottled water firm, its advisor DSP Merrill Lynch said in a newspaper advertisement. The open offer is required by Indian law. On Friday Source: in.today.reuters.com Found in TranslationEgypt ...
Meagan McGrath Honored for Usha Bista Rescue on Mt. Everest
2007-05-29 02:45:00
Meagan McGrath was honored recently for her daring rescue of Usha Bista by the Nepal mountaineering community. McGrath, who was on her descent after reaching the Mt. Everest Summit, encountered Usha Bista who had become a victim of Cerebral Edema, a build-up of fluid on the brain. McGrath was the first to come across Bista and soon ...
Woman climber found abandoned on Mt Everest
2007-05-23 13:53:00
Kathmandu, May 23 (IANS) In a year when nearly 500 people are said to have summited the Mt Everest, the darker side of the expeditions has also begun to surface, with six deaths and now the news of a woman climber being abandoned on the way to the summit. A non-Nepali woman climber, whose name and ...
Woman climber found abandoned on Mt Everest
2007-05-23 12:53:00
Kathmandu, May 23 (IANS) In a year when nearly 500 people are said to have summited the Mt Everest, the darker side of the expeditions has also begun to surface, with six deaths and now the news of a woman climber being abandoned on the way to the summit. A non-Nepali woman climber, whose name and ...
Grandson does Tenzing proud on Mt Everest
2007-05-16 11:06:00
Kathmandu, May 16 (IANS) The memory of Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Mt Everest was revived afresh Wednesday when his grandson, an Everest hero himself, summited the world’s tallest peak for the third time. Tashi Tenzing, son of Tenzing’s eldest daughter Pem Pem, a mountaineer herself, reached the 8848-metre peak at 7 a.m. Nepal time Wednesday, Tashi’s ...
BREAKING NEWS: SEVEN SUMMIT MT. EVEREST
2007-04-30 21:30:00
This news is coming in from all over the place right now…ExplorersWeb, Alan Arnette, The Adventure Blog and EverestNews is all reporting on the first Everest summits of the 2007 season today. First reports were that the two man team of Vassily Pivtsov and Maxud Zumaev had reached The summit of Everest at 6 pm Chinese ...
Mt Everest claims year's first victim
2007-04-27 10:14:00
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, April 27: Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, has claimed its first victim this year, taking the toll to over 200.
BREAKING NEWS! MT. EVEREST CLAIMS FIRST LIFE OF 2007. UPDATED 12:13 pm 04
2007-04-26 17:37:00
It is being reported today, April 26, 2007, that Mt. Everest has claimed it’s first life of 2007. Details are still sketchy at this moment as this story is just beginning to break, but it seems that a sherpa has been killed on Mt. Everest while making his way to camp 3 on the Everest’s famed South ...
The First "TIBAY" to Climb Mt. Everest
2007-04-22 01:10:00
As you noticed, my blog is flooded with moolah generating posts. Hehehe. I have to beat the deadline today. I hope you understand and you keep on reading my blog. Anyway, I need...
Mt. Everest 2007?Update?04/13/07
2007-04-13 22:19:00
It seems like most everyone is starting to get comfortable at Everest Basecamp.  Alan Arnette has suggested that there must be 500 people on the Southside and another 500 or more on the North–even though most people are still clueless to the size of the Chinese team on the North Side.  It was earlier stated ...
Hi! I'm calling from Mt.Everest!
2007-04-03 13:26:00
London, Apr.3 :Bizarre happenings have headline potential. So, Rod Baber's desire to make a phone call from Mt. Everest should not surprise, but provide relief from the mundane and the ordinary.
What Equipment do you need to climb Mt. Everest?
2007-04-02 15:09:00
I have noticed in the searches coming to this site that a lot of people are inquiring about equipment and what is required in order to attempt Mt. Everest. There are a few different sources for this information out there, but it does take a little bit of digging. Here is a pretty good list I ran ...
To Hell and Back: Life and Death on Mt. Everest
2007-03-12 20:23:00
Recently, I have been carrying on a conversation with my good friend Mr. Alan Arnette on some very key issues that are drawing media attention as well as criticism. Before I start the conversation on this post, I would like to acknowledge Mr. Arnette’s background.  He has been on Everest 3 different times–he has faced life ...
The Mt. Everest Chronicles: Who Was Sir George Everest?
2007-03-09 08:15:02
Most people will recognize the last name instantaneously, but does anyone know why Sir George Everest’s name was christened to the World’s tallest peak? At this point it will be interesting to note that Sir George Everest did NOT discover this great mountain which bears his name. One more interesting fact–Sir George’s last name is pronounced Eave-er-est.  ...
Japanese skier Miura reaches summit of Mt. Everest at age 75
0000-00-00 00:00:00
{mosgoogle right}Japanese skier Yuichiro Miura, made it to the summit of Mount Everest on Monday morning, achieving the feat at the age of 75, overcoming two earlier heart operations.Miura reached the summit at 7:33 a.m. on Monday (10:48 a.m. Japanese time). It was the first time in five years for Miura to reach the top of Mount Everest, and his second ascent since he turned 70."The conditions are severe enough to bring tears to your eyes and it's tough but I'm happy. An ...
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