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Portrait of Emma Demopoulos, the youngest Hongkonger to summit Africa’s highest peak, at Mid Levels. 16DEC24 SCMP / Jonathan Wong
Wellness

Hong Kong girl, 13, launches mentorship programme for girls in Africa

Climbing Africa’s highest peak inspired Emma Demopoulos, 13, to help Tanzania. She’s recruited international mentors for schoolgirls there.

Japan

Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji to cut costs and emissions

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Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be seen as more than just guides

Nepal

Nepali teen climber returns to hero’s welcome

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Nepal

Nepal record-setting teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

The 18-year-old, who has scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks, said Sherpas ‘are not just guides, we are trailblazers’.

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Mount Everest

Who first reached Everest’s summit? This boot may help rewrite history

Did Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine reach the world’s highest peak before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? This discovery could be a vital clue.

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Nepal

At just 18, he’s already climbed all the highest peaks on Earth

Nepali teen Nima Rinji Sherpa is no stranger to the world’s high places, hailing from a family of record-holding mountaineers.

Nepali climber Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, atop Mount Makalu in May. Photo: Instagram/nimasherpa_official
Japan

Why a hotel and rail plan for Japan’s Mount Fuji makes ‘many people very angry’

Officials say the plan could help curb overtourism and generate billions in revenue – as activists worry it threatens the fragile ecosystem.

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Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

‘Courageous’ 9-year-old Hongkonger completes stunning climb in mainland China

Veronica Chik returned to sport after self-imposed 3-month lay-off to become youngest Hongkonger to navigate ‘China Climb’.

Nepal

Video | The Nepali teen staring down the world’s tallest peaks

Nima Rinji Sherpa is on a quest to be the youngest person to scale all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains.

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The Nepali teen staring down the world’s tallest peaks.
Nepal

The Nepali teen staring down the world’s tallest peaks

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Japan

‘Don’t underestimate’: Japan’s Mount Fuji claims more lives this climbing season

Six people who attempted to ascend Mount Fuji have died so far this year – all of whom were Japanese nationals – surpassing four last year.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Explainer | Spider-Man and solving problems – all you need to know about Olympic climbing

After making its debut at the Tokyo Games, climbing has became more popular across the world, especially among young people.

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Wellness

How climbing mountains in freezing cold helps chef keep his cool in kitchen

Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus took up mountaineering to trim his waistline. He describes the fitness programme he goes through for expeditions, and how climbing peaks makes him a better person.

Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus is an avid mountain climber. Photo: Richard Ekkebus
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Video | Indonesian athletes race for speed-climbing gold at Paris Olympics

Speed climbing was first included as an Olympic event in 2021.

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Speed climbing was first included as an Olympic event in 2021.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Indonesian speed climbers race for rare Olympic gold

Nepal

Clearing Mount Everest’s highest camp of frozen garbage to take years

Since the peak was first conquered in 1953, thousands have scaled it, leaving behind tonnes of rubbish such as tents and oxygen bottles.

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Wellness

Hong Kong trio climb Mount Kilimanjaro in their 50s – you can too

Three friends from Hong Kong, all in their 50s, and the son of one of them challenge themselves with an eight-day climb to the top of the world’s highest free-standing mountain in wind, rain and cold.

(From left) Hozefa Topiwalla, 52, Seshu Krishna Anne’s son Sagar, 27, Jaya Kumra, 52, and Seshu Krishna Anne, 54, at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa, the world’s highest free-standing mountain. Photo: Jaya Kumra
Nepal

Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season

Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.

Nepal

‘Courageous’ Nepali smashes women’s record for fastest Everest ascent by 11 hours

Climbers usually take days to reach the top of the 8,849-metre mountain, but Phunjo Lama conquered the world’s highest peak in 14 hours and 31 minutes.

Nepal

Nepal’s ‘Everest man’ reaches peak for record 30th time

Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, first scaled Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has since climbed the mountain almost every year.

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Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa gestures to the crowd upon arriving at the Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu on May 25 last year. Photo: AFP
Nepal

Everest is a dirty, trash-strewn mess. Is it too late for Nepal to fix it?

Thousands of tonnes of waste have been left on the world’s highest mountain over the years. Some working on the clean-up say the only way to stop more piling up is putting curbs on expeditions.

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Team members of the Clean Mountain Campaign sort through trash at Everest Base Camp. Photo: Clean Mountain Campaign/Handout
Nepal

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ notches record 29th summit of world’s highest mountain

Kami Rita Sherpa first reached the top of Mount Everest in 1994. Since then he has climbed the 8,849-metre peak almost every year, guiding clients.

Singapore

‘Nothing is impossible’: 5-year-old is youngest Singaporean to reach Everest camp

Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz, 5, has become the youngest Singaporean to reach the Mount Everest base camp, completing the feat with his father, Zikri Ali, on Monday.

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Nepal

‘Our mountains have begun to stink’: Everest climbers must now buy poop bags

Authorities implemented the rule in response to a smelly, unsightly situation, as the extreme cold of Everest prevents faeces from fully degrading.

A Nepalese sherpa collecting garbage, left by climbers, at an altitude of 8,000 metres during the Everest clean-up expedition at Mount Everest. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

A Malaysian mountaineer’s near-death experience high in the Himalayas

Mohamed Sadik Abdul Kadir was struck down with acute mountain sickness while attempting to conquer the 6,476-metre Mera Peak.

Malaysian climber Mohamed Sadik Abdul Kadir pictured high on Mera Peak in the Himalayas. Photo: Facebook/Mohd Sadik
Japan

In eastern Japan, 4 hikers die near mountain trail after distress call

The hikers, aged 65-79, likely lost their way along the route leading to and from the 1,896-metre peak in Nasu, police say.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Mountaineer Charles Dubouloz joins the Richard Mille family

The alpinist says the brand’s ‘extreme’ watches match his values as he becomes the latest elite sports star to wear the Swiss brand, along with Formula One’s Charles Leclerc, tennis champ Rafael Nadal and golfer Bubba Watson

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