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Last surviving member of first expedition to summit of Mount Everest dies at 92

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Summit Bids Accelerate on Everest as Expeditions Push to the Top

With a stable weather window over the Himalayas, expedition teams have found success summiting the highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest. There have been many successful summits and ...
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Yorkshire: Professor to lead “most important scientific expedition to Mount Everest for nearly 20 years”

A Leeds professor will lead an expedition to Mount Everest to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to melting. The group of scientists will begin their ...
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Kanchha Sherpa, the Last Surviving Member of the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition, Has Died

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest, died on Thursday, October 16. Kanchha Sherpa was 92. Outside interviewed Kanchha Sherpa’s son, ...