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An increasing number of expedition organisers are offering 'rapid ascent' packages
Chairman of trekking club says steps are being taken to help the industry flourish again
Once a famous mountain porter, this Hushe-native has been bedridden for months
Tabei was a member of the Japanese Women's Everest Expedition in 1975 when she summited the world's tallest peak
Pakistan has long been a magnet for mountaineers where three of the world's greatest mountain ranges collide
The Swiss and Austrian climbers were part of a team attempting to summit China's 8,027-metre high Shisha Pangma
In a sign of changing times, Sherpa women are now breaking records themselves, Everest but other dangerous pea