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Upreti, Chaudhary claim titles at third Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Lead Climbing Competition
30 May 2026Ronak Upreti and Swastika Chaudhary have won the men's and women's titles respectively at the third edition of the Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Lead Climbing Competition, held Friday at Astrek Climbing Wall in Kathmandu.
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ClimbingSaudi prince becomes one of youngest Arabs to summit Everest, six of Seven Summits now complete
29 May 2026A Saudi prince has become one of the youngest Arab climbers to summit Mount Everest, according to expedition operator Elite Exped.
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ClimbingNepal marks 73rd Everest Day with awards, procession, and NMA's call to protect mountaineering rights
29 May 2026Nepal on Friday is celebrating the 73rd International Sagarmatha Day with a procession through the heart of Kathmandu, a formal felicitation ceremony honouring record-breaking climbers and mountaineering contributors, and a pointed call from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to Parliament to preserve the body's statutory rights in new tourism legislation.
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ClimbingGabriel Middleton, 17, becomes youngest Briton to summit Everest
29 May 2026A 17-year-old British climber has become the youngest national of his country to summit Mount Everest from the South Side, according to expedition operator Elite Exped.
