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On March 13, Vidya Singh stood triumphantly at 5,895 metres above sea level, becoming the oldest woman in India to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. This 72-year-old woman from Chennai, whose passion for trekking began in 2013 has completed 19 high-altitude treks …
As Mount Everest’s 2025 Climbing Season treks into its fourth week, the government of Nepal has implemented a host of new safety rules, restrictions, and bans for those planning on scaling the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Himalayan mountain, that has some …
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors You're going to be hard-pressed to find someone happier about Ketchup entertainment saving "Coyote vs. Acme" than "MacGruber" star Will Forte. Forte was at …
Sophia Bush's world was 'shattered' a decade ago when her Google executive ex and 'best friend' died in an Everest avalanche aged just 33. Dan Fredinburg - who Bush, 42, dated for a year from 2013-2014 - was killed in the Mount Everest- …
ASCENDING the highest peak in the world, Richards Bay resident Mahir Dev Maharaj reached Everest Base Camp on Tuesday — 5 364m above sea level. Mahir (27), a Zululand Multi Sport Club member, is part of the 14-member group Team North: ALSO READ: Moderate …
Will Forte can’t help but hype the long-awaited theatrical release of “Coyote vs. Acme.” Forte has pushed for years for “Coyote vs. Acme” to be distributed after Warner Bros. removed the film from its 2023 release schedule and opted to take a $30 million …
Hundreds of climbers are currently at the Everest base camp in hopes of summiting this season. Earlier this week, a large serac collapsed on the Khumbu Icefall at Mount Everest, but luckily nobody was injured. The event took out part of the fixed route …
At least 10 helicopters returning to Kathmandu from Lukla Airport, the gateway to Mount Everest, were forced to land in various locations near Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday morning when the weather suddenly deteriorated. Videos and photographs on social …
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