Mountaineer, author and filmmaker David Breashears, who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died aged 68, his manager confirmed. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes but “the exact cause of death remains unknown […]
After a season that saw 18 Mount Everest trekkers tragically lose their lives, Nepal will institute new safety requirements for the upcoming climbing season. As CNN reports, all climbers will be required to carry GPS tracking chips with them on the mountain to aid rescue operations. The chips will be sewn into climbers jackets at […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander […]
The only surviving member of the expedition that first conquered Mount Everest has said the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa […]
Of all the attributes it takes to be successful in motorsport, being able to scrub a toilet wouldn’t exactly top the list. However, for Oran O’Kelly, a stint of volunteering for the Audi team last year saw him doing just that, rolling up his sleeves and doing the unglamorous work that needs to be done, […]
A rock from the top of Mount Everest, a tiny time capsule from Belgium, a physical “meme” coin, a collection of Reddit posts and a letter from a private astronaut who followed his father into space are now all being delivered to the moon. But it is not NASA nor any of the world’s other […]