climber

A well-known amateur rock climber who had set at least two known speed-climbing records at Yosemite National Park died in a climbing accident at Sequoia National Park last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

In 2024, Pur Bahadur was part of the team that discovered a century-old boot on Everest, believed to be that of British climber Andrew Irvine, who vanished on the mountain in 1924.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Among them was Nirmal Purja, also known as Nims, a British-Nepali climber most known for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks in just over six months.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The avalanche struck Thursday, cutting off contact with the ten-member international expedition led by renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja -- who is not among the remains recovered so far.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

As it turned out, not once during the entire expedition would I ever have reason to rope myself to another climber.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Nestled in the Himalayas, Nepal is a milestone tourist destination for hikers and climbers from around the world, lured by the challenge of scaling some of the world's highest peaks, Mount Everest among them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

One of their studies tracked mountain climbers and found that being totally absorbed in a demanding task well done correlated directly with happiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Frequent stair climbers were 39% less likely to die from heart-related causes and 24% less likely to die from any cause compared with people who climbed stairs less often.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

But testimony from surviving members of the 1996 expedition and the location of the last radio contact with the climbers have now led authorities to believe the remains belong to Morup.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

It was hailed by climbers in some circles as the first true ascent of Everest.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer