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Mountaineering Legend Reinhold Messner Has 2 World Records Taken Away

Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner has had two of his Guinness Book of World Records taken away after a reclassification claims that he never reached the true summit of Annapurna. For decades, Messner has been credited with being the first person to climb all 14 8,000m+ (26,000ft+) peaks. He did this without supplementary oxygen, earning him another title, and has climbed […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 25, 2023
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[VIDEO] Insane Helmet Cam Footage of Annapurna Rescue of Anurag Maloo

Anurag Maloo fell down a crevasse while descending from Camp III on Mount Annapurna, the worldโ€™s tenth highest mountain, on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Indian climber had fallen down a crevasse in Nepal at around 19,685ft (6,000m), just below the high avalanche zone. He had been descending when he had slipped and accidentally had grabbed the wrong rope. His […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 25, 2023
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Irish Climbing Legend Dies Climbing Annapurna I

Noel Hanna, Annapurna,

Noel Hanna, 56, a veteran mountaineer, died climbing the world-famous Mountain of Annapurna I in Nepal on Monday, April 17. Hanna is a legend amongst the mountaineering community and has climbed Mt. Everest ten times and was the first Irishmen to climb K2. Related: [VIDEO] Terrifying Footage Emerges of Gigantic Avalanches Hurtling Towards Climbers on 8,000m Annapurna The details of […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | April 20, 2023
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[VIDEO] Terrifying Footage Emerges of Gigantic Avalanches Hurtling Towards Climbers on 8,000m Annapurna

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by MOESES FIAMONCINI (@moesesfiamoncini) An earth-swallowing avalanche is hurtling towards you at 70 mph and you have nowhere to run. What do you do? 12 hours ago Brazillian climber Moeses Fiamoncini shared a video of just that: mega avalanches coming dangerously close to him and other climbers on Nepal’s 8,000-meter […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 3, 2022
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UPDATE: Experienced Mountaineer Stranded on One of the World’s Most Difficult Peaks has Been Rescued

Annapurna, Himalayas, Nepal,

UPDATED: 4/26/19 –ย A Malaysian climber has been recovered alive near the summit of Mount Annapurna in Nepal, a trekking company has said, two days after he went missing. Climber Wui Kin Chin was spotted by a search party in a helicopter and was being taken by four rescuers to the closest camp, said Mingma Sherpa, the head of Seven Summit […]

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CragBrains | April 25, 2019
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Avalanche & Snowstorm Kills At Least 22 Hikers in Nepal

Category 4 Cyclone Hud Hud hit the hikers location on Tuesday and unleashed an unimaginable snowstorm.

A severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed at least 17 hikers in Nepal and many more are potentially missing. The unseasonal snowstorm was caused by the enormous category-4 cyclone Hud-Hud that impacted Eastern India and slammed in the southern slopes of the Himalaya. These hikers died on Tuesday while traveling along the iconic 21-day Annapurna Circuit trek. “We do not know how many are missing, but there is a possibility that there are people missing.” – Shrestha, the army […]

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