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Nepali runner wins world's highest marathon race
Kathmanu, May 29 (IANS) Nepali runner Phurbu Tamang regained the title in the world's highest 'Qomolangma Marathon' race Tuesday at the foothills of Mount Qomolangma -- the Tibetan name for the world's highest peak Mount Everest. Tamang won the men's open category in three hours, 48 minutes and 41 seconds. Tamang also won here in 2009 and 2010, Xinhua reported. Kumar Rajbhandari finished second
Kathmanu, May 29 (IANS) Nepali runner Phurbu Tamang regained the title in the world's highest 'Qomolangma Marathon' race Tuesday at the foothills of Mount Qomolangma -- the Tibetan name for the world's highest peak Mount Everest. Tamang won the men's open category in three hours, 48 minutes and 41 seconds. Tamang also won here in 2009 and 2010, Xinhua reported. Kumar Rajbhandari finished second
Japanese lady, 73, awarded for scaling Mt. Everest
A 73-year-old Japanese lady who climbed Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, this past week has been awarded by the Guinness World Records.
A 73-year-old Japanese lady who climbed Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, this past week has been awarded by the Guinness World Records.
Spaniard dies after reaching Everest's summit
/EFE) Spanish mountaineer Juan Jose Polo Carbayo died on the weekend as he was descending from Mt. Everest after reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain, the Nepalese agency responsible for the climbing expedition told EFE.
/EFE) Spanish mountaineer Juan Jose Polo Carbayo died on the weekend as he was descending from Mt. Everest after reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain, the Nepalese agency responsible for the climbing expedition told EFE.
Nepal crash survivor recalls the horror
The aircraft that crashed in Nepal on Monday was coming in to land but "suddenly flew up and lost control after one of its wings hit the hill", said Emilie Joergensen, one of the survivors of the horror at Jomsom that left 15 people, including 13 Indians, dead.
The aircraft that crashed in Nepal on Monday was coming in to land but "suddenly flew up and lost control after one of its wings hit the hill", said Emilie Joergensen, one of the survivors of the horror at Jomsom that left 15 people, including 13 Indians, dead.
The lunch date with parents that was never to be
Prabhu Sharan Pathak, the pilot captaining the aircraft that crashed into a Nepal cliff Monday, had promised his parents he would meet them for lunch. But it was a meeting that was never to be.
Prabhu Sharan Pathak, the pilot captaining the aircraft that crashed into a Nepal cliff Monday, had promised his parents he would meet them for lunch. But it was a meeting that was never to be.
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