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500 days of darkness: Spanish 'cavewoman' shocked by Ukraine war news

Beatriz Flamini emerged from the 70-metre-deep cave in southern Spain last Friday to learn about the Ukraine war for the first time.

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An avalanche in the French Alps killed at least six people on Sunday after a snowfall near the Armancette glacier.

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“Hopefully my small success will inspire other girls to follow their dreams."

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Eight climbers died while ascending the highest active volcano in Eurasia, Klyuchevskaya Sopka. It’s located in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka peninsula.

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Meet the first Jordanian woman to climb Mount Everest

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In this episode of Meet The Locals, we meet Dolores Al Shelleh, a Jordanian adventurer and an impact influencer living in Dubai. Dolores became the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest, and the first Arab woman to accomplish this feat from the northeast ridge.

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Pay for your funeral before you climb Mont Blanc, mayor tells climbers

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05/08/2022

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Man's warmest friend?

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International Mountain Day turns attention to sustainable tourism in a sector that has been heavily affected by the pandemic.

11/12/2021

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Switzerland wants all-female teams to tackle its highest peaks

150 years since the first woman climbed the Matterhorn, the Swiss alpine town of Zermatt is calling for all-female teams to follow in her footsteps.

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Since the first attempt back in 1988, no mountaineers had previously reached higher than 7,750 meters.

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K2 is the second-highest peak in the world and the only summit over 8,000 metres never to have been reached during winter.

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Al Harthy was part of the all-female Arab team, Joyce Azzam and Nelly Attar of Lebanon and Mona Shahab of Saudi Arabia who climbed to the top of the world’s tallest mountain in the controversial 2019 season.

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Mountaineers can once again scale the peaks of Nepal's Himalayas. The country has opened its borders after a seven month lockdown.

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Avid hikers raise thousands for frontline healthcare workers

Life can be pretty monotonous under lockdown but two amateur climbers from London have found a way to shake up their daily routine and raise money for charity. Charlie Harbord and Harry Richards have challenged each other to climb Mount Everest without leaving their home.

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France's Macron to unveil measures to protect Mont Blanc from 'wackos'

A local mayor said poor legislation allows "pseudo mountaineers" to put their lives and that of others in danger.

13/02/2020

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Alpinism achieves UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition

This is the culmination of efforts from France, Switzerland and Italy that began in 2009.

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Sixteen years ago, Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra turned his back on a successful career in finance to pursue his love of the great outdoors.

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At the Fujisanhongu Sengentaisha shrine down the mountain, a Shinto ritual was held to mark the opening of one of the trails. People offered spring water from the foot of Mount Fuji while praying for trekkers' safety.

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