Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies aged 97 ○
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The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.
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Father of Coronation Street star to climb Everest on behalf of son and other deaf children ⊕
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Michael Woods says he is inspired by his actor son Joseph, who plays Aled Winter-Brown.
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Havergal Brian: The Gothic album review – Ole Schmidt tames a vast, eccentric score ⊕
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A 1980 live recording reveals the Danish conductor’s assured handling of a colossal symphony – a balance of architectural clarity and gothic extravagance
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People think that when you're dying you climb Everest, do extraordinary things on a bucket list...but you don't: Author Sophie Kinsella revealed how 'little treats' helped her through three-year cancer battle before she died aged 55 ⊖⊖
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The writer and mother-of-five, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, received the devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2022.
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When mountaineer Allie Pepper met Mikel Sherpa at Manaslu base camp in Nepal, their romance began with stolen kisses and whispered conversations
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Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch: their hilarious ghost show is a warm-hearted joy ⊖
The Bafta-winning siblings bicker, fart and squeal the night away in some of the UK’s ‘haunted as hell’ hotspots. But forget the ghosts – this is really just a golden opportunity to weep with laughte…
Prominent royal slips under the radar as she makes low-key appearance at Royal Randwick races ⊕
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway made a low-key appearance as she attended the Royal Randwick races for Everest Day on Saturday.
Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92 ⊖
Kanchha Sherpa part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that firs…
Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92 ⊕
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Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accompanied the team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the summit in 1953.
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Hundreds of Everest hikers reach safety after snowstorm in Tibetan valley ⊕
Those rescued included guides, yak herders and trekkers, who were trapped in a heavy snowstorm that began on Friday.