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Fur Diki Sherpa summits Lhotse in speed attempt, descending safely
22 May 2026Solukhumbu mountaineer Fur Diki Sherpa has reached the summit of Mount Lhotse (8,516m) as part of a 24-hour speed-record attempt on the world's fourth-highest peak, with the climber now descending to lower camps.
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ClimbingUS Embassy Nepal Public Affairs Chief becomes first serving American foreign service officer to summit Everest
22 May 2026Mike Harker, Public Affairs Chief at the US Embassy Nepal, successfully summited Mount Everest on May 20 at 9:10 AM, becoming the first serving American Foreign Service Officer to scale the world's highest peak.
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ClimbingJapanese climber with no experience scales Everest a year after Base Camp trek
22 May 2026Ikeda Chikao, a Japanese climber with no prior mountaineering experience, successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 2026, at exactly 9:15 am Nepal Time, turning what began as a Base Camp trek into an extraordinary accomplishment in less than a year.
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ClimbingITBP All Women Everest Expedition achieves 100% summit success
22 May 2026The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) All Women Expedition 2026 has successfully summited Mount Everest, achieving a 100 percent success rate, expedition organisers said on Thursday.
