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Kanchenjunga summit route opens for 2026 season as ten climbers reach the top
20 May 2026A team led by Imagine Nepal Treks has officially opened the summit route on Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586m) for the 2026 climbing season, with ten climbers reaching the top on May 20 in a multi-team effort that tested endurance to its limits.
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ClimbingFirst full Irish team in over 20 years conquers Everest; Adam Sweeney becomes youngest Irish summiteer
20 May 2026An Irish mountaineering team has made history on Mount Everest, with three climbers from Ireland standing atop the world's highest peak for the first time in over two decades as a full national team, expedition organiser 8K Expeditions announced today.
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ClimbingAustralian teen Bianca Adler, 18, becomes youngest from her country to summit Everest
20 May 2026Australian teenager Bianca Jane Adler has become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest, reaching the top of the world's highest peak this morning under fair weather conditions, according to Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Expedition Director at Seven Summit Treks.
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ClimbingPolish alpinist Bartek Ziemski becomes first to ski Everest and Lhotse in single season — both without oxygen
19 May 2026Polish alpinist Bartosz Kacper Ziemski on Tuesday scripted mountaineering history by summiting Mt Everest (8,848.86m) without supplemental oxygen and skiing down from the top, just one week after completing an identical feat on Mt Lhotse (8,516m), making him the first person ever to ski descend both peaks in a single season without oxygen.
