HONG KONG — Some families go to the beach for vacations, others visit big cities. Jamling Tenzing Norgay’s family climbed mountains. “We went on a trek to some beautiful ridges. That’s what we did all the time, with my father,” said Tenzing, whose father, Tenzing Norgay, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa who in 1953 became one […]
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Famed Mountaineer Nims Purja Clashes With Nepali Govt. Over Everest ‘Rope Cutting’ Controversy
Even on a mountain known for complex politics, the latest Mount Everest kerfuffle is strange. It started on Sunday when Nirmal “Nims” Purja posted a video on Instagram claiming that someone had cut a line of fixed ropes set up by his expedition company, Elite Exped. That would be a major problem, as many expeditions […]
Mountaineer Middle named an ‘Exemplary Practice’ school by the state Department of Education
May 9—Say you’re a student at Mountaineer Middle School, and you happen to notice Principal Mike Rogers in your classroom one morning. Or Jennifer Potts, the vice principal. Not to worry—that’s just what they do. And it’s not like you’re in trouble, as far as that goes. In fact, you’re doing a lot of things […]
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David Breashears, mountaineer and filmmaker who co-produced Mount Everest documentary, dies at 68
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday. He was 68. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes […]