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The 10 highest mountains in the world – and when they were first climbed

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...
CNN

Climbing the world’s other highest mountain – no sherpas required

What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) ...
CBS News

Daredevil becomes first climber to ski down Everest without extra oxygen after 16 hours in peak's "death zone," team says

Poland's Andrzej Bargiel has become the first climber to ski down the world's highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his team and expedition organizer said Thursday. Bargiel glided down Mount ...
The Malta Independent

Maltese mountaineer Rita Saliba to climb South America’s highest peak in aid of abandoned animals

As most Maltese will be spending Christmas at sea level, 31-year-old Maltese rock climber and mountaineer Rita Saliba will be attempting to climb Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in ...
The Conversation

Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but deeper forces are at work

There is nothing to disclose. Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why? At 8,849 metres above sea level, ...