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Nepali climber smashes women's record for fastest ascent of Everest

Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman

Babar Ali: Another Bangladeshi summits Mount Everest

Before him, Musa Ibrahim (2010), M.A. Muhit (2011), Nishat Majumdar (2012), and Wasfia Nazreen (2012) successfully summited Mount Everest. Mohammed Khaled Hossain summited Mount Everest in 2013 but died on his way down

Double amputee sets record in Everest summit

Everest's summit season gets off to a frantic start Monday with at least 30 climbers reaching the peak, including a Chinese double amputee and an Australian who set a new world record.

Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.

May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024

Nepali climber smashes women's record for fastest ascent of Everest

Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman

May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024

Babar Ali: Another Bangladeshi summits Mount Everest

Before him, Musa Ibrahim (2010), M.A. Muhit (2011), Nishat Majumdar (2012), and Wasfia Nazreen (2012) successfully summited Mount Everest. Mohammed Khaled Hossain summited Mount Everest in 2013 but died on his way down

May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018

Double amputee sets record in Everest summit

Everest's summit season gets off to a frantic start Monday with at least 30 climbers reaching the peak, including a Chinese double amputee and an Australian who set a new world record.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.