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Mount Everest: Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation of 8,848.86 m was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.

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Mount Everest is getting taller - now scientists think they know why

mount everest is getting taller - now scientists think they know why
Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it's increasing every year. Now, scientists say that's because the mountain's water system captured a river.
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Hundreds crowd on Everest summit before snow collapses, with two climbers still missing

A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak.
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Climbers stranded on Everest after cornice collapse causes disappearance of British man

A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak, leading to the disappearance of two climbers, including a British man.
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Mumbai teen (16) youngest Indian to scale Everest

On Thursday, the Western Naval Command (@IN_WNC) tweeted about their achievement. The tweet said that after the feat, she had become the second youngest girl in the world and the youngest Indian..
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Everest says its spices 'safe', claims no ban in Singapore or Hong Kong

Everest, a popular spice brand in Indian homes, has assured consumers of the safety and quality of its spice-mix products. Evest Food Products stated that despite concerns raised by Singapore and Hong..
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FSSAI collects spice samples after Singapore, Hong Kong concerns

Food Safety and Standards Authority is sampling powdered spices from all brands nationwide, including MDH and Everest, prompted by Singapore and Hong Kong authorities' alerts. The Hong Kong Centre for..
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Masala row: FSSAI to check quality of spices sold in India

Food safety regulator FSSAI has started taking samples of spices in powder form of all brands, including MDH and Everest, from across the country in view of quality concerns flagged by Singapore and..
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'50-1 against us': Everest climber's letters published 100 years on from disappearance

Letters written by one of Britain's most famous - and ill-fated - mountaineers and explorers have been published online.
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World's 2nd private moon mission headed by PIO

India's Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, the second private mission to the moon, will lift off on Monday with over 80,000 messages from kids worldwide and a piece of Mount Everest. The mission director,..
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Kerala's Shaikh Hassan Khan now scales Mount Vinson in Antarctica

Shaikh Hassan Khan, a 36-year-old government employee from Kerala, has successfully ascended Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, marking his conquest of the fifth-highest peak. Despite..
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Meet Indian, who at 41 became first woman to skydive over Mount Everest, North and South Pole, 7 continents, now aims..

"I performed the Best jump of my life from 21,500ft in front of Mount Everest and landed at the highest altitude at Kalapatthar 17,444ft /5,317m. I accomplished the highest altitude skydiving landing..
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Six killed after tourist helicopter crashes near Everest

Six people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest after returning from a sightseeing tour.
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Sherpa guides rescue freezing climber from Everest 'death zone' in 'almost impossible' mission

sherpa guides rescue freezing climber from everest 'death zone' in 'almost impossible' mission
A Malaysian climber was saved from the "death zone" of Mount Everest by Nepali Sherpa guides and another climber.
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Man scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time

man scales mount everest for a record 28th time
A veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time, beating his own record.
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AEW Star Darby Allin Says He'll Climb Mount Everest Next Year

Darby Allin is taking his daredevil reputation to new heights -- the AEW star tells TMZ Sports he plans to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, next year ... one of the most physically and..
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Who is Tapi Mra, mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh who went missing?

Indian mountaineer Tapi Mra is the first person from Arunachal Pradesh to climb Mount Everest.
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'The perfect day': British mountaineer reaches Everest summit for record 16th time

'the perfect day': british mountaineer reaches everest summit for record 16th time
A British mountaineer reached the summit of the world's tallest mountain a record-breaking 16th time over the weekend and said he has "more Everests left" in him.
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Surgeon couple from Gujarat becomes India's first doctor couple to scale Mt Everest


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'Real wake-up call': Mount Everest ice which took 2,000 years to form has melted in just 25

'real wake-up call': mount everest ice which took 2,000 years to form has melted in just 25
Ice that took around 2,000 years to form on Mount Everest's highest glacier has melted in just 25 years - in a damning indicator of the climate crisis.
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