Everest rescuer honored in Nepal
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A Canadian woman credited with helping to save an ailing fellow climber on Mount Everest was honored Monday by Nepal's mountaineering community.
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A baggage handler hailed as a hero after helping police subdue an attacker at Scotland's Glasgow Airport is being honored in New York for his actions.
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Nepal's tourism ministry has upheld a claim by mountaineer Pemba Dorji Sherpa that he had scaled Everest in a record time of eight hours and 10 minutes on May 21.
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A Nepalese climber announces an expedition to Everest to draw attention to risks posed by climate change.
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Coworkers pay tribute to a devoted and thoughtful leader.
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Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
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Hundreds of New Zealanders paid their last respects to Edmund Hillary on Monday, ahead of a state funeral for the first man to stand atop Mount Everest.
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Lifestyle: 20 December 2004, Monday. A Danish asthma patient planning to climb Mount Everest in the spring of 2005 has arrived at Hilton Sofia on his way to the top.
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Nepal and the Nepali-speaking diaspora worldwide erupted in joy after their newest icon, Indian policeman Prashant   Tamang, vanquished his closest competitor Amit Paul to lift the third Indian Idol title in Sony Television channel's hugely   popular reality show.
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Friends and colleagues of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest peak, remembered him Friday as a dogged adventurer with a generous spirit.
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New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday. He was 88.
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The conquest of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary, who died Friday, was one of mountaineering's greatest achievements. Here are some others, and some notable failures:
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The first men to summit Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tensing Norgay, celebrate their achievement in 1953 with a parade through Kathmandu
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are the first to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain.
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Edmund Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest, died Friday at age 88.
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The first man to climb Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has died at the age of 88
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Sir Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.