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Nepali Teen Sets Mountain Climbing Record

NFK Editors — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:30:12 +0000

Nima Rinji Sherpa has become the youngest climber to reach the top of the world's 14 highest mountains. The 18-year-old from Nepal completed his goal on October 9 by climbing the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) Mount Shishapangma in Tibet.

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Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service

NFK Editors — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:30:03 +0000

The government of Tanzania has set up a high-speed internet service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says the service will promote safety for climbers. But it will also allow people to post selfies as they work their way up Africa's tallest mountain.

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Nepal Man Breaks Own Record for Climbing Mt. Everest

NFK Editors — Tue, 10 May 2022 06:30:21 +0000

Last Saturday a mountain climber from Nepal set a new world record for climbing Mount Everest the most times. Kami Rita, who's 52, has now climbed Mount Everest 26 times.

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Man Climbs Hong Kong Skyscraper in Wheelchair

NFK Editors — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:30:09 +0000

Last Saturday, Lai Chi-wai used a rope system to pull himself up over 820 feet (250 meters) along the side of a skyscraper in Hong Kong. Mr. Lai, who can't move his legs, was strapped into his wheelchair as he climbed.

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Nepalese Man Climbs 14 Mountains in 6 Months

NFK Editors — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:40:34 +0000

Nirmal "Nims" Purja has just set several world records after completing a mountain climbing challenge he set for himself: climbing the world's 14 highest mountains in less than seven months.

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