Jon Krakauer’s Latest Project: Defending ‘Into Thin Air’ from Online Critics
After a YouTuber called into question his best-selling book about Mount Everest, Krakauer, 70, launched his own series of ...
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LIVE: Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mt Everest, other 8000-metre peaks
Former United States Representative Tulsi Gabbard has cleared the Senate Intelligence Committee vote for her nomination to ...
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‘Helicopter tourists’ to Everest Base Camp skip Himalayan trek, leave sherpas grounded
When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Everest, his memories take him back to the gentle hum of daily ...
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Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded
“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses ... helicopter activity could aggravate such disasters. “Who’s to say it won’t ...
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S'porean man, 55, brings PAP & Marine Parade flags up to Mount Everest base camp
Yusof and his friends trekked for 16 days to Mount Everest Base Camp ... and one wrong step could lead to disaster. Unlike 25 years ago, when Yusof brought the Singapore flag on his expedition ...
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7 Real Life Based Survival Movies
Released in 2015, directed by Baltasar Kormákur, this survival drama is based upon the Mount Everest disaster of 1996, where climbers were faced with life-threatening conditions while attempting to ...