Russian wing-suit jumper sets new world record
June 6th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) Valery Rozov, a 47-year-old climber and base jumper from Russia, has set a new world record by performing a wing-suit jump from the 6,543-metre-high Shivling mountain ... Read more...
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Agitations Commence Against Iran For Its Imprisonment Of Three American Climbers
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 31, 2010 (Just Flashed): Iran has been incarcerating three American mountaineers since July 31, 2009. The three American mountaineers are Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd. These three individuals ... Read more...
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Climber dies while attempting to scale Mount Rainier
July 29th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mount Rainier, July 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 52 year old mountain climber, Lee F. Adams died instantly when he fell from Mount Rainier on Tuesday. He was a member of the Washington ... Read more...
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Gill inaugurates ‘International Standard Sport Climbing Wall’
July 12th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr M S Gill inaugurated the first ever 'International Standard Sport Climbing Wall' of Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) here ... Read more...
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Nine die in British cold
December 31st, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 31 (IANS) The toll in Britain's cold weather reached at least nine after a woman died when her car plunged into a pond in freezing temperatures Wednesday night.
Fire crews pulled ... Read more...
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30-year-old wants to become first Saudi atop Mt Everest
March 17th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 17 (IANS) A 30-year-old man wants to become the first Saudi to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, hoping to place his country's flag on the top by the ... Read more...
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