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Search for 2 Climbers Missing in Denali National Park & Preserve, AK, Scaled Back | Survival Is Outside the Window of Possibility

The active search for two climbers in Denali National Park and Preserve, AK, was scaled back on Thursday, May 11, six days after the two men were last heard from before starting a climb of the 10,300-foot peak known as the Moose’s Tooth. Related: Avalanche in Denali National Park, AK, Kills Parks Employee Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, IN, […]
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Norwegian Woman Claims World Speed Record For Summiting All 14 of the World’s 8,000-Meter Peaks

  In April 2022, a 37-year-old Norwegian woman set out to break the speed record for reaching the tops of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks (26,000 feet+). She did this after Nirmal “Nims” Purja, the star of the award-winning 2021 documentary 14 Peaks, had already climbed the 14 mountains in six months and six days, however he did not reach […]
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Man Dressed in Tracksuit Without Mountaineering Gear Rescued ‘5 Minutes From Death’ on Mont Blanc, Italy

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A British man almost died on Mont Blanc at the weekend after attempting to climb western Europe’s highest peak in a tracksuit and without mountaineering equipment, according to rescuers. The 26 year old Aerospace engineer Feda Hussein was minutes away from death when rescuers from Italy’s Aosta Valley Mountain Rescue team reached him on Sunday morning. Related: French Mayor Wants to End […]
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