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Andrzej Bargiel Aborts Quest to Ski Everest Due to Hazardous Weather

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Andrzej Bargiel announced yesterday he had been forced to end his expedition to ski Mount Everest from the summit to base without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support due to ‘heavy snowfall and strong wind.’ The attempt was his second in three years. I am forced to make a decision to end the expedition. The forecast for the next days and weeks […]

SnowBrains | October 4, 2022
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The Amount of Garbage Littered on K2 is Obscene

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K2 has been popular this climbing season. That may be an understatement as a record number of climbers have been attempting to summit the mountain. To put it in perspective, last month there was a record 145 climbers who summited in just one day. That is double the amount that usually summits in an entire season. Before this year, only […]

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Brent Thomas | August 29, 2022
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[VIDEO] Stunning Rare Drone Footage of Mount Everest

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CragBrains | August 26, 2022
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The Top 10 Biggest Mountains in the Milky Way

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If you have ever considered climbing Mount Everest, which has a peak elevation of nearly 30,000 feet, then you may as well have Rheasilvia on your bucket list as well. Mountains are some of the most beautiful features here on Planet Earth, but other parts of the Milky Way galaxy also have some notable peaks. These are the tallest peaks known to […]

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Jesse | July 27, 2022
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[VIDEO] This Is What It Looks Like From the Top of 29,032-Foot Mount Everest

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CragBrains | May 31, 2022
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Illinois Teenager Becomes Youngest American Woman to Summit Mount Everest

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Lucy Westlake, 18, has become the youngest American woman to successfully summit Mount Everest. She reached the summit early on Thursday, 12th May 2022. “The expedition took 26 days, but every single step was worth it. Looking up at the summit from Camp 4 the day before our summit push, it truly looked impossible, but that night at 9 pm we […]

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CragBrains | May 16, 2022
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First All-Black Expedition Summited Everest Yesterday

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The Full Circle expedition made history yesterday becoming the first all black climbing team to summit the highest mountain on earth. Seven members of the group reached the summit of Everest yesterday morning, confirmed the Himalayan Times. “The Full Circle Everest team led by Philip Henderson from California has made history as the first all-black team to stand atop the summit, […]

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CragBrains | May 13, 2022
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US Based Female Sherpa Summits Everest For Record-Breaking 10th Time

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A Nepali Sherpa set a new record for the most Everest summits by a woman when she reached the top of the world for the tenth time on Thursday. Lakpa Sherpa, 48, took advantage of favorable weather to reach the 29,032-foot summit early in the morning to break her own record. The climb had been financed via a crowdfunding campaign. Sherpa, […]

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CragBrains | May 13, 2022
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