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Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Briton makes 19th ascent of Everest, most by a non-Sherpa
Kenton Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and has since repeated the feat almost every year. (Reuters pic) KATHMANDU : A British climber beat his own record today for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain, a hiking official said. Britain's Kenton Cool, 51, climbed the 8,849m peak in the morning and was descending to lower camps, said Rajan Bhattarai of Nepali expedition organising company Himalayan Guides. Fellow climbers hailed the record as 'legendary'. 'His experience, charisma, and strength make him a valuable part of the Everest community,' said Adrian Ballinger of US-based Alpenglow Expeditions. 'He's just a great person to share stories from two decades on the mountain,' Ballinger, a nine-time summiteer of Everest now leading an expedition on the Chinese side of the mountain, told Reuters in a text message. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and has since repeated the feat almost every year. Today, he was accompanied by a Sherpa, Dorji Gyaljen, who logged his 23rd climb. Another Nepali Sherpa, Kami Rita, holds the record for the greatest number of ascents of Everest by any person at 30. Cool used the Southeast Ridge route, also known as South Col, which is the standard route to the summit pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. The route remains the most popular path among climbers. Everest has been climbed by more than 8,000 people, many of them multiple times, since it was first scaled by Hillary and Norgay more than 70 years ago. Mountain climbing is a major tourism activity and a source of income as well as employment for Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 tallest peaks, including Everest. Nepal has issued 468 permits, each costing climbers US$11,000, for the climbing season that ends this month.
Ammon
20-05-2025
- General
- Ammon
Indian and Romanian climbers die on Nepal's Mount Lhotse
Ammon News - An Indian and a Romanian climber died on Mount Lhotse in Nepal, one of the world's highest mountains, taking the total number of fatalities during this year's spring climbing season in the Himalayas to at least eight. Rakesh Kumar, a 39-year-old climber from India, died on Sunday while descending from the summit of Lhotse, which stands at 8,516m (27,940ft), according to Makalu Adventure, the expedition organiser. 'He was coming down from the 8,000m (26,246ft) high fourth camp when he suddenly collapsed,' said Mohan Lamsal, the managing director of the Nepali company. 'Efforts to revive him by his Sherpa guide failed.' On the same day, Romanian climber Barna Zsolt Vago, aged 48, died while ascending the mountain, said Mr Rajan Bhattarai of Himalayan Guides, the agency that handled his expedition.
The Star
20-05-2025
- The Star
Two climbers die on world's fourth tallest peak
An Indian climber and another from Romania died on Nepal's Mount Lhotse, the world's fourth tallest peak, hiking officials said, taking the season's death toll to at least eight. Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died on Sunday while climbing down from the 8,516m mountain's summit, said Mohan Lamsal of Makalu Adventure, the Nepali company that organised his climb. 'He was coming down from the 8,000m high fourth camp when he suddenly collapsed,' Lamsal said. 'Efforts to revive him by his Sherpa guide failed.' Meanwhile, Romania's Barna Zsolt Vago, 48, died on the same day when he was going up to the Lhotse peak, according to Rajan Bhattarai of his Himalayan Guides company. Further details of the incidents were not yet available. Fatal incidents are not rare as several people die during the March-May climbing season in Nepal every year. At least eight people have perished on the Himalayas in Nepal, including two on Mount Everest during the current climbing season which ends this month. — Reuters
The Independent
19-05-2025
- The Independent
Indian and Romanian climbers die on Nepal's Mount Lhotse during Himalayan spring climbing season
An Indian and a Romanian climber died on Mount Lhotse in Nepal, one of the world's highest mountains, taking the total number of fatalities during this year's spring climbing season in the Himalayas to at least eight. Rakesh Kumar, a 39-year-old climber from India, died on Sunday while descending from the summit of Lhotse, which stands at 8,516m (27,940ft), according to Makalu Adventure, the expedition organiser. 'He was coming down from the 8,000m (26,246ft) high fourth camp when he suddenly collapsed,' said Mohan Lamsal, the managing director of the Nepali company. 'Efforts to revive him by his Sherpa guide failed.' On the same day, Romanian climber Barna Zsolt Vago, aged 48, died while ascending the mountain, said Mr Rajan Bhattarai of Himalayan Guides, the agency that handled his expedition. No additional information has been released about the circumstances of the deaths. The Lhotse climb shares part of its route with Mount Everest and is one of the most technically challenging peaks in the world. The spring climbing season in Nepal – March to May – typically sees hundreds of climbers attempt to summit the country's Himalayan giants, with fatalities not uncommon due to the extreme altitude, unpredictable weather, and physical exhaustion. This year, fatalities have included at least two climbers on Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. Two mountaineers from India and the Philippines became the first to die on Mount Everest in the ongoing climbing season of the world's highest peak. The Indian national was identified as Subrata Ghosh, 45, from West Bengal, who died last Thursday below the Hillary Step while returning after summiting the 8,849m peak. 'He refused to descend from below the Hillary Step,' Bodhraj Bhandari of Nepal 's Snowy Horizon Treks and Expedition organising company said. Ghosh reportedly became exhausted during his descent, showed signs of altitude sickness and then refused to continue. The Filipino climber, Philipp II Santiago, 45, died on Wednesday at South Col while he was on his way up, Himal Gautam, a Nepali tourism department official, said. Santiago was tired when he reached the fourth high camp and died resting in his tent. 'We're consulting to bring his body back to the base camp,' Mr Gautam said.
Free Malaysia Today
19-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Indian, Romanian hikers die on Lhotse peak in Nepal
Several people die during the March-May climbing season in Nepal every year. (EPA Images pic) KATHMANDU : An Indian climber and another from Romania died on Nepal's Mount Lhotse, the world's fourth tallest peak, hiking officials said today, taking the season's death toll to at least eight. Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died today while descending from the 8,516m mountain's summit, said Mohan Lamsal of Makalu Adventure, the Nepali company that organised his climb. 'He was coming down from the 8,000m the fourth camp when he suddenly collapsed,' Lamsal told Reuters. 'Efforts to revive him by his Sherpa guide failed.' Romania's Barna Zsolt Vago, 48, died the same day when he was going up to the Lhotse peak, according to Rajan Bhattarai of his Himalayan Guides company. Further details of the incidents were not available. Several people die during the March-May climbing season in Nepal every year. At least eight people have died on the Himalayas in Nepal, including two on Mount Everest during the current climbing season that ends this month.
