A British mountaineer gave a live video interview with the BBC from Mount Everest – possibly the first-ever smartphone call …
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80-Year-Old Heart Surgery Survivor Aims for Everest Climbing Record
Heard about the octogenarian who’s made not one but four trips to the hospital for heart surgery, and who — despite those ailments — wants to become the oldest person to climb the highest mountain the world?
History Made: U.S. Teen with Down Syndrome Reaches Everest Base Camp
It’s more than most will ever be able to say they accomplished: climb to an incredible 17,598 feet and set foot within Mt. Everest’s rocky, snow-glazed Base Camp.
New Everest Record: Woman Reaches Summit Twice in a Week
It involves clambering over fathomless crevasses, battling temps that can dip to 40 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, winds that can rage upwards of 100 m.p.h., breathing oxygen-deprived air at stratospheric heights — and this …
Perilous Weekend Atop Everest Capped Off by Record-Breaking Climb
A mountain as grueling as Everest is the last place you’d expect to encounter traffic. But with a single icy path to the mountain’s narrow summit and few days of clear weather to climb, there can be periodic rushes to make it …
Climbing Mount Everest Costs More Than a Sports Car
Have you ever dreamt of one day climbing Mount Everest, if only you could muster the guts to attempt it? Well, a thirst for adventure isn’t all you’ll need. The journey to Earth’s highest summit also requires a considerable wad …
Nepalese Man, 72, Hopes to Be Named World’s Shortest
A 72-year-old Nepalese man is on a mission to snag the Guinness World Record for shortest man on Earth.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, of western Nepal, claims to be just 22 inches tall, which is an inch and a half shorter than the …
Summit Squabble: Nepal Will Finally Measure Mount Everest’s Height
What are a few mountain meters between friends?
Argentine Authorities Size Up Unpaid Taxes on Breast Implants
You wouldn’t think they’d go unnoticed. The taxes, that is.
Meet Khagendra Thapa Magar, The World’s New Shortest Man
Measuring 26.4 inches tall, a Nepal teen has taken the Guinness record for short stature.