M'sians registered with embassy all reported safe – The UTM Everest Climbing Expedition also reported to be safe. http://owl.li/2XRiOi M'sians registered with embassy all reported safeowl.liThe UTM Everest Climbing Expedition also reported to be safe. Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wa …
Read More »Disabled woman braces harsh weather to reach Everest base camp
PETALING JAYA: She once thought everything was over after losing her left leg but Agatha Yu showed that she is made of sterner stuff and stood tall when she made it to the base camp of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Yu, 32, is a former Penang state badminton player and an athlete …
Read More »PBRS' Everest hopes come crashing
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah’s hopes of having its flag planted on the world’s highest peak crashed with the avalanche that swept down Mount Everest and killed 13 Nepali sherpas (mountain guides) last week. This was because the sherpa who was picked to carry the PBRS flag to the top of …
Read More »At least 12 Nepali guides killed in Everest avalanche
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday killing 12 Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a Tourism Ministry official said. The avalanche, the deadliest in eight years, hit the most popular route to the mountain’ …
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