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Climber, 73, finally felt old at summit of Everest
The oldest woman to climb Mount Everest said she finally felt she had gotten old when she scaled the world's highest peak last weekend.Tamae Watanabe, 73, beat her own age record for an Everest climb by a woman set 10 years ago. She also recovered from an accident in 2005 in which she broke her back and feared she would never climb again."It was much more difficult for me this time," Watanabe told

Army officers climb Mt Everest
Base Camp of Mount Everest, May 25 (IBNS) Four women officers and six soldiers of the Indian Army stood on the summit of Mount Everest and unfurled the National and Indian Army flags on the highest peak in the world in the early hours of on Friday, an ascent that came after a spell of inclement weather and abandoned summit bids of other expeditions.

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Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest
Scores of climbers were headed for the summit of Mount Everest on Friday in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world.

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Indian employees to face the axe in HP's global lay-off plan
With Hewlett-Packard (HP) announcing to lay off about 27,000 employees globally as a part of its restructuring process, the axe is expected to fall on its Indian employees, too.

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Seven-year-old Indian becomes youngest to reach Everest base camp

New Delhi: His young age notwithstanding, and overcoming obstacles like cold temperatures and a high wind-chill, seven-year-old Aaryan Balaji has recorded his name in Mount Everest history by

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Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed

Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little

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