mountaineer
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Purja, who served with Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas before joining the Special Boat Squadron of the Royal Marines, broke multiple climbing records since becoming a full-time mountaineer and tour guide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
His record has since been broken by Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila, who climbed the 14 peaks in three months and one day in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Purja, 43, who served with Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas before joining the Special Boat Squadron of the Royal Marines, has broken multiple climbing records since becoming a full-time mountaineer and tour guide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Legendary mountaineer George Mallory wrote to his mother to say "the ink has begun to freeze" before he disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924, newly-discovered letters have revealed.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Early the following morning Edmund Hillary, a rangy New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgay, a highly skilled Sherpa mountaineer, set out for the top breathing bottled oxygen.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Shock and grief have hit members of the alpine climbing community with the President of Nepal's National Mountain Guide Association Tul Singh Gurung saying they had "lost a generation of accomplished mountaineers".
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The U.S. is pushing an American drone to challenge China in a new race to support mountaineers, setting up an unusual superpower contest in one of the most remote areas of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The climb was one of the last of the season, meaning that there were few other mountaineers on the peak.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
"It affects us as well. We're all mountaineers - and it brings home the reality that one slip can lead to disaster."
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Previously, Everest had by and large been the province of elite mountaineers.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The lime mountaineering boots worn by an Indian climber who died in 1996 have been a grim trail marker for many climbers on their way up the world's highest peak ever since.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In Nepal, by contrast, mountaineering infrastructure is well-developed.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It is certainly true that tennis requires discipline and sacrifice, but is this country-club sport really more intense than, say, distance running, mountaineering or solo sailing?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The avalanche has sparked an outpouring of shock in the mountaineering community, especially in Nepal, and leaders including Britain's Prince William have expressed condolences to the families of the climbers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
I was surprised and concerned to see Beck, Stuart, and Lou unpacking brand-new mountaineering boots that, by their own admission, had scarcely been worn.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
