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RT @EverestToday: Born on this day, 199#.08.17; Purnima Shrestha @poornimashresth, Nepali climber, who ascended Manaslu twice, 2017 and 202….
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Born on this day, 199#.08.17; Purnima Shrestha @poornimashresth, Nepali climber, who ascended Manaslu twice, 2017 and 2022, Everest 5 times, 2018, thrice in 2024, and 2025, Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri I in 2021, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu in 2022, and K2 in 2023. Photo ©:
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RT @EverestToday: On This Day, Aug 13, 1995, Alison Hargreaves Disappeared in a Storm on K2. In the summer of 1995, high on the icy flanks….
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On This Day, Aug 13, 1995, Alison Hargreaves Disappeared in a Storm on K2. In the summer of 1995, high on the icy flanks of K2, the world’s second-highest and most dangerous mountain, a storm was gathering. And within it stood Alison Hargreaves — a British mountaineer who had
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Chinese woman climber dies in rockfall while descending K2. More:
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Lenka Poláčková is safely back at base camp, according to her GPS tracker.
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Lenka Poláčková is already back at her camp at 7740 masl for night stay, according to her GPS tracker.
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Lenka Poláčková is descending now. Her latest location is 8106 m, according to her GPS tracker.
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Lenka Poláčková is descending now. Her latest location is 8296 m.
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RT @EverestToday: Lenka Poláčková Becomes First Slovak Woman to Scale K2.
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Slovak mountaineer Lenka Poláčková has made history by becoming the first Slovak woman to climb K2 (8,611 m), the world’s second-highest mountain, this evening, August 11, 2025, Pakistan Time,...
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Lenka Poláčková Becomes First Slovak Woman to Scale K2.
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Slovak mountaineer Lenka Poláčková has made history by becoming the first Slovak woman to climb K2 (8,611 m), the world’s second-highest mountain, this evening, August 11, 2025, Pakistan Time,...
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RT @EverestToday: On this day, 10.08.2005; Tomaz Humar Airlifted from Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face in One of Mountaineering’s Boldest Rescues.….
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Do cause-driven climbing expeditions — whether aimed at ending climate change, fighting cancer, or advancing the SDGs etc. genuinely help achieve these objectives, or are they mainly tools for fundraising and publicity?.
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On this day, 10.08.2005; Tomaz Humar Airlifted from Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face in One of Mountaineering’s Boldest Rescues. In August 2005, Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar found himself trapped high on Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face around 6,300 meters. Attempting a bold solo ascent, he
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RT @EverestToday: Born on this day, 1934.08.06; Christian John Storey (Chris) Bonington, British climber, who ascended Everest in 1985. His….
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RT @EverestToday: In 2023, high in the Peruvian Andes, a terrifying scene unfolded on the icy slopes of Cordillera Blanca.. Two climbers l….
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Born on this day, 1934.08.06; Christian John Storey (Chris) Bonington, British climber, who ascended Everest in 1985. His most important first ascent-participations were Annapurna II (7937 m) in 1960, Nuptse (7861 m) in 1961, Changabang (6864 m) in 1974, Baintha Brakk (aka Ogre,
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RT @EverestToday: On July 8, 1986, 🇵🇱 Jerzy Kukuczka and Tadeusz Piotrowski stood atop K2 via South Face, the "Polish Line." . No route. No….
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