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It's so treacherous to summit Mount Everest that human remains are a common sight on its frigid mountainside. Among the frozen bodies are many ethnic Sherpas — an Indigenous people who make up the majority of Everest climbing guides. AdvertisementSherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to successfully summit Mount Everest in 1953. AdvertisementClimbing Mount Everest can be deadly, no matter who you are. Mountaineers line up during their ascent to summit Mount Everest in Nepal.

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☆ UK climber Kenton Cool sets record for most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kathmandu CNN —British mountaineer Kenton Cool has set a record for the most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali after reaching the top of the world’s highest mountain for the 17th time. According to a post on Cool’s Instagram account, the trio reached the top of Everest at 1:30 am British Summer Time, which is 6:15 am Nepal time. On Monday, 46-year-old Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the mountain’s apex for the 26th time, tying his countryman Kami Rita Sherpa for the number of all-time ascents. “Unfortunately, when accidents do happen on the mountain, more often than not the tragedy tends to strike the Nepalese workers who are there supporting foreign climbers,” Ballinger told CNN. All we can do is fight and advocate for the increased regulation of the mountaineering industry in Nepal.”

☆ Kami Rita Sherpa breaks record with 27th Mount Everest summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Nepali Sherpa has reached the top of Everest for the 27th time, breaking the world record for total number of summits of the world’s tallest, and one of its deadliest, mountains. Kami Rita Sherpa, a 53, completed his latest ascent early on May 17, Nepal Department of Tourism official Bigyan Koirala told CNN. Kami — most Sherpas go by their first names — is a senior guide at Kathmandu expedition company Seven Summit Treks. “We are very happy to know that this morning at 8:30 a.m., Kami Rita successfully summitted Mount Everest along with a foreign climber,” said Mingwa Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks. He added: “Currently Kami Rita is descending.

☆ Nepali Sherpa ties Mount Everest climbing record
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-m (29,032-ft) peak, sharing the record number of summits with Kami Rita Sherpa, said Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official. Kami Rita, who is also climbing on Everest now, could set another record if he makes it to the top. “They are descending from the top now and are in good shape,” the official, Dawa Futi Sherpa, told Reuters. Nepal has issued a record of 467 permits this year for foreign climbers seeking to reach the summit of Everest.

☆ Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, May 14 (Reuters) - A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-m (29,032-ft) peak, sharing the record number of summits with Kami Rita Sherpa, said Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official. Kami Rita, who is also climbing on Everest now, could set another record if he makes it to the top. "They are descending from the top now and are in good shape," the official, Dawa Futi Sherpa, told Reuters. Kiani, a 37-year-old banker based in Dubai, had climbed four of the world's 14 highest mountains before Everest, the Himalayan Times newspaper said.

☆ Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

BAGHDAD, March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was designed to pave the way for a thriving democracy but the mostly ineffective governments elected since 2003 have left many Iraqis disappointed. Sadr led an armed insurgency against the U.S. occupation of Iraq after American and international troops toppled Saddam. But the tables turned in 2003 with the U.S.-led invasion that ushered in Shi’ite dominance leaving Sunnis, vulnerable. Sunnis have been divided by clan and ideological rivalries since 2003, which Sunni voters complain makes them weak against Shi'ite rivals. Halbousi, an engineer from western Iraq, has formed good relations with Shi'ites and Kurds who helped him become speaker.

☆ Pakistan to approach UN after blaming India for bombing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mohsin RazaISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan will take a dossier to the United Nations alleging its neighbour India has backed incidents of terrorism, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a day after Islamabad said India was behind a high-profile bombing. "We will call it information based evidence," Rabbani Khar said about the dossier. Khar said the facilitators and mastermind of the bombing that killed four people in eastern city of Lahore were based in India. "We would want India to hand them over, and as responsible nations do... and if India is a responsible nation, they will cooperate," she said. Arch-rivals Pakistan and India have fought three wars since 1947, when British colonial ended and the two independent nations were created in a blood-drenched process known as partition.

☆ The North Face is renaming its fleece jackets and spotlighting the Sherpa people
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The North Face is dropping the word “sherpa” from the name of its fleece jackets this fall, using the opportunity to highlight the heritage of the Sherpa people. The collection, which was called sherpa fleece jackets and vests, will now be called “pile” fleece, as will all of the company's fleece products moving forward. A Women's High Pile Nuptse Jacket by The North Face. The North Face has credited the Sherpa people for helping guide the company’s athletes for decades during expeditions in the Himalayan mountains. The North Face isn’t the only company to use the word "sherpa" to describe products.

☆ Doi alpiniști au murit pe Everest din cauza epuizării
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Doi alpinişti străini, un american şi un elveţian, au murit pe Muntele Everest, au anunţat joi organizatorii expediţiei din Nepal. Cei doi au murit din cauza epuizării. „Doi alpinişti au murit miercuri”, a declarat pentru AFP şerpaşul Mingma, de la agenţia Seven Summit Treks, relatează Agerpres. Alpinistul elveţian „a suferit de epuizare” după ce a ajuns pe vârful muntelui (8.848,86 metri), a declarat şerpaşul Chhang Dawa, din aceeaşi organizaţie. Prin urmare, Ministerul Turismului din Nepal a anunţat reguli pentru limitarea numărului alpiniştilor care încearcă să ajungă pe „acoperişul lumii”.

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