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The highest mountain peak on Earth has reached out to the world at large, thanks to a Swedish telecommunication company installing cell towers near Mount Everest's base camp.
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Nepalese sherpas have warned that an increase in the rate of snow and ice melt on Mount Everest is making traditional climbing dangerous.
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Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old American boy, became the world's youngest climber to summit Mt. Everest Saturday, May 21, 2010. Romero must finish his descent, but has arrived safely back at Advance Base Camp, his website reported yesterday.
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The two neighboring countries have agreed to disagree on the true height of the planet’s highest peak. Both rock and snow height have been recognized as correct.
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Mt. Everest, the tallest and most famous mountain on Earth not only has several alternative names, it now also has three different heights. Two of these were agreed upon today by Nepal and China, whose borders the mountain traverses.
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Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world and soon it might be getting another title: "World's Highest Garbage Dump." According to estimates, there are nearly 120 tons of litter and 120 dead bodies on Mt. Everest.
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In a rare feat, Kalpana Dash (38), hailing from Dhenkanal in Orissa, 90 km from Bhubaneswar, the state capital, became the first person from the state to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak, on Wednesday.
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Come this Spring mountaineers will not be able to climb China's side of Mount Everest because of concerns that Tibet activists may try to disrupt plans to carry the Olympic torch to the world's tallest peak.
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The legend Sir Edmund Hillary died this morning at the age of 88. His death was announced today by the New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. He and Tenzing Norgay were the first ones to climb Mt. Everest.
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A team of producers from the Destination Truth, a US-based television channel, claim they found footprints of the mysterious Yeti, an ape-like creature similar to “Bigfoot” in the U.S. or "Sasquatch" in Canada.
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A group of injured soldiers are training to climb Mount Everest for the charity Walking With The Wounded
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The Nepalese government will seek international funding and expertise to measure the height of Mount Everest and settle a long-running dispute.
 While climbing Mount Everest takes its toll, as the world learned this week, it also comes with a hefty price tag.
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Mount Chomolangma, north face, as seen from Rongbuk, Tibet.
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