climber

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A Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man", Kami Rita Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Sunday, while Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own women's record with an 11th summit.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Whittaker, who died April 7 at the age of 97, became the most celebrated American mountain climber of his era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Whittaker returned to Everest in 2013 with his son Leif, who is also a climber and specialises in training athletes for high-altitude ascents.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A hilarious entourage attempts to fend off Théodore Pellerin’s awkward social climber with the year’s most perilous, pitfall-laden dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Accosting the first person they saw—an American climber named Scott Darsney—they had demanded information about Yasuko.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer