Can this Nepali Climber Summit All 8,000m Peaks in Just 7 Months for One of the All-Time Great Mountaineering Feats? For most experienced mountaineers, summiting just one 8,000-meter peak in any given year is no mean feat. It can take weeks for a climber to acclimatize to summit a mountain like Mt. Everest or K2, and climbers generally need time to recover afterward. Anything above 8,000m is considered the ‘death zone’ and can take a huge toll on the body. […] Climbing CragBrains | April 19, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch Kilian Jornet Run Around the Vertigo-Inducing Norwegian Mountain Ridges SnowBrains | April 19, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Macabre Scenes as Receding Glaciers Reveal Dead Bodies on Mount Everest Melting glaciers caused by global warming are creating macabre scenes on the world’s highest mountain. As the ice sheets recede, expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that have been buried all these years that are becoming exposed, reports the BBC. “Because of global warming, the ice sheet and glaciers are fast melting and the dead bodies […] Climbing CragBrains | March 22, 2019 155 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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