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Group of climbers struck by lightning in Georgia: one victim is likely

Group of climbers struck by lightning in Georgia: one victim is likely

A group of climbers got caught in a severe thunderstorm on Mount Shelda in Svaneti. One died after falling from a cliff, three were evacuated by helicopter, and rescuers are looking for the fourth.

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Mountaineer's Day, Day of the Armed Forces Communications Troops, World Cat Day. What else can be celebrated on August 8

Mountaineer's Day, Day of the Armed Forces Communications Troops, World Cat Day. What else can be celebrated on August 8

Today, on August 8, all mountain climbers celebrate International Mountaineering Day. The event was established in honor of the first conquest of the highest mountain in the French Alps, Mont Blanc

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Everest Day, International Day of UN Peacekeepers, World Otter Day. What else can be celebrated on May 29

Everest Day, International Day of UN Peacekeepers, World Otter Day. What else can be celebrated on May 29

Today, climbers and mountain lovers can join the event dedicated to the highest peak of our planet - Everest Day. It was on May 23, 1953, that New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay made the first successful ascent of Everest in history.

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Four dead on Everest this week

Four dead on Everest this week

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, a 40-year-old Kenyan climber, was found dead near the summit of Mount Everest after he disappeared with his Nepalese guide Nawang Sherpa while attempting to climb without supplemental oxygen, the fourth death on Everest this week.

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Nepalese climber Kami Rita sets a new record by conquering Mount Everest 29 times

Nepalese climber Kami Rita sets a new record by conquering Mount Everest 29 times

Nepalese climber Kami Rita has set a new record: he has climbed Mount Everest 29 times, which is more than anyone else in the world.

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Nepal restricts permits to climb Mount Everest

Nepal restricts permits to climb Mount Everest

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ordered the government to limit the number of permits to climb Mount Everest and other mountains, as well as to take measures to dispose of waste and preserve the mountain environment.

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Nepal to require all Everest climbers to wear tracking chip

Nepal to require all Everest climbers to wear tracking chip

Nepal will require all climbers to wear tracking chips while climbing Mount Everest to reduce search and rescue time.

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Everest has a huge problem with garbage: in the future, climbers will have to descend with their own excrement

Everest has a huge problem with garbage: in the future, climbers will have to descend with their own excrement

From now on, climbers on Mount Everest will be required to carry their own feces back to base camp and present bags for inspection to prove that nothing was left on the mountain.

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