Mountain Climbing
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Heart attack survivor from Alberta hopes to summit world’s tallest mountain: ‘Everest, here I come!’A man plans to climb Mount Everest to raise money for The Heart and Stroke Foundation, and also hopes to inspire others.FeaturesMar 2
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B.C. high school student survives 150-metre fall from Mount Hood in OregonSingh lost his footing at an elevation of 3,200 metres on a section of the volcano ominously called The Pearly Gates.Jan 1, 2020
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Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival kicks offThe Banff Centre is hosting its 44th book and film festival this week and it's expected to attract 21,000 people from around the globe.CanadaOct 28, 2019
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8,000 kilograms of human poop estimated left on Mount Everest this yearThe record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste, such as excrement, that threatens drinking water.WorldJun 23, 2019
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Mount Everest: What happens to your body at extreme altitudes?The traffic jams on Mount Everest cause extra time spent in a dangerous area where the chance of developing an extreme form of altitude sickness called cerebral edema is higher.WorldMay 31, 2019
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Everest overcrowding causes alarms as 11 die this season. Should there be a climbing limit?"Everybody wants to stand on top of the world," but tourists unprepared for the extremes of Everest endanger the entire industry, one mountaineer said.WorldMay 28, 2019
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7 climbers die in one week as Mount Everest sees ‘traffic jam’Nepalese officials said the weather was the main reason for the traffic queue.EnvironmentMay 24, 2019
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Dead bodies and bursting lakes: How climate change is changing Mount EverestStudies have shown that climate change is contributing to how fast glaciers on the world's tallest mountain are melting.CanadaMay 20, 2019
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Winnipeg firefighter waiting for cyclone to blow by before scaling EverestA Winnipeg firefighter fulfilling a lifelong dream of climbing the world's highest peak is one step closer to his goal – although he likely still has some waiting to do.LifestyleMay 7, 2019
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Parents say Austrian climber missing in Banff National Park ‘lived his dream’The parents of celebrated Austrian climber David Lama said Friday that he had "lived his dream," as hopes he and two other top climbers survived an avalanche in Banff faded.CanadaApr 19, 2019
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