Everest

Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest

What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions. Feng and her group had set off from Youpa Village, in …

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Egypt Independent October 7, 2025

Bella Nipotina becomes first mare to win Everest

Seven-year-old Bella Nipotina has become the first female horse to win the $20 million The Everest (1200m), the world’s richest

Australian Associated Press October 20, 2024

Waterhouse and Bott chasing first Everest triumph

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable is yet to have a big impact in the short history of The

Australian Associated Press October 14, 2023

From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal

Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of the world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time. The Nepali climber was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Kathmandu, but all that joy appeared to have deserted him as he surveyed life’s highs and lows from …

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Egypt Independent May 31, 2023

Australian champ ruled out of Royal Ascot double bid

Australian sprint superstar Nature Strip will not shoot for a rare Royal Ascot double after connections decided not to run him in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained Everest … Continued