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Indian lawmaker seeks to ban climbers from ascending the world’s third-tallest mountain to protect "sacred" lands

By Will Symons Published

The Himalayan giant, Kangchenjunga, attracts some of the world's greatest mountaineers but is also of great religious significance to local communities

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America’s tallest mountain claims its first victim of the climbing season after mountaineer falls 3,000ft to his death from near the summit

By Will Symons Published

Authorities have recovered the body of Alex Chiu after he fell from the Denali mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley

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Climbing World Cup preview: Unstoppable Anraku eyes bouldering history as the women's competition heats up in Prague

By Will Symons Published

The world's best boulderers are limbering up for another round of action and excitement at the upcoming bouldering World Cup in Prague

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Rain stops play - stormy weather forces an early end to the latest Climbing World Cup round, with some unexpected medals as a result

By Will Symons Published

USA's Emma Hunt and Indonesian Kiromal Katibin took gold after heavy wind and rain brought the contest to an abrupt close

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Thousands of climbers gearing up to take on America's tallest mountain as the peak summer season gets underway

By Will Symons Published

Dozens have already summitted Alaska's Denali mountain, which was controversially renamed Mount McKinley by Donald Trump earlier this year

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Climbing World Cup preview: Watson keen to continue speed climbing dominance as Deng eyes gold in Denver

By Will Symons Published

America's Samuel Watson and China's Lijuan Deng have their eyes on the podium at the upcoming speed climbing World Cup

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Emily Harrington's big wall career will blow your mind, and now you can watch her record-breaking freeclimb of El Capitan on film

By Charlie Lyon Published

The Girl Climber feature-length doc features 10 years of incredible footage, including the day Emily sent the Golden Gate route on El Capitan

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"The most amazing thing I've ever done" – CPR campaigner who installed defibrillator on Everest is overjoyed to hear it saved a French climber's life

By Charlie Lyon Published

David Sullivan "shed tears of joy" as he heard the medical advice he had installed at over 16,400ft had been put to great use

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As the Everest summit window draws to a close, records are smashed while others suffer bitter disappointment

By Charlie Lyon Last updated

Revered mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa makes his 31st summit, while 29-year-old Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa summits four times in just 15 days

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More restrictions on the way for Everest hopefuls after Nepal promises to protect the Himalayas from climate change and overcrowding

By Will Symons Published

Climbers could face new regulatory hurdles as the world's tallest mountain faces the devastating effects of overcrowding and climate change

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