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UPDATE: Kristin Harila’s no‑O2 Triple Crown Summit falls flat amid controversy
21 May 2026Record-holding Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila reached the summit of Mount Lhotse (8,516 m) on Thursday morning, achieving a key milestone in her ambitious "Triple Crown" project in the Everest region.
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ClimbingBritish deaf climber Michael Woods summits Everest, as over 400 scale peak in two days
21 May 2026British deaf mountaineer and BBC Sign Language presenter Michael Joseph Woods stood atop Mount Everest (8,848.86m) on Thursday morning, becoming an inspiration to the global deaf community as part of a record-breaking two-day summit surge that saw over 400 climbers reach the top of the world's highest peak.
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ClimbingHistory on Everest: Double amputee Rustam Nabiev Summits using only his arms
21 May 2026Former Russian paratrooper Rustam Nabiev made mountaineering history on May 20, becoming the first person in the history of alpinism to summit Mount Everest (8,848.86m) using only his arms, without the use of his legs.
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ClimbingSummit Force Everest 2026: All 28 reach the top, full team now descending
21 May 2026All 28 members of the Summit Force Everest Spring 2026 expedition, 11 international climbers and 17 Nepali climbing guides, successfully summited Mount Everest (8,848.86m) on Thursday morning, completing one of the season's largest full-team summit successes.
