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Conquering the World’s Toughest Challenges as a Warrior Monk: Krishna Thapa

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Krishna Thapa, also known as Warrior Monk, to talk about summiting Everest, serving in the legendary Gurkhas, passing the notorious SAS selection process, and ...

August 22, 2024BY Lee Hall

David Breashears, Mountaineer and Filmmaker Who Co-produced Mount Everest Documentary, Dies at 68

MARBLEHEAD, Mass.—David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing ...

March 16, 2024BY The Associated Press

Reaching Beyond Boundaries: A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Achieving Everything You’ve Ever Imagined (4)

REINHOLD MESSNER—Mountaineer When it comes to high-altitude mountaineering, no one has been able to push himself further or ...

November 3, 2023BY Don Mann and Kraig Becker

Japanese Mountaineer Dies and Another Injured While Climbing Never-Scaled Mountain in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD—A Japanese mountaineer died and another was injured when apparent rocks hit them while they were trying to ...

August 16, 2023BY The Associated Press

DNA Tests Confirm the Body Found on a Swiss Glacier Is of a German Mountaineer Missing Since 1986

GENEVA—DNA tests have confirmed that the body recently found on a glacier southeast of the famed Matterhorn peak ...

July 27, 2023BY The Associated Press

Remains Found Thought to Be German Hiker Missing Since 1983

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.—Skeletal remains found in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those ...

November 4, 2021BY The Associated Press