Person: Peter Habeler

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60 years on: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's Everest conquest

As the 60th anniversary of the first Everest climb approaches, Conall Ó Fátharta looks back on the achievement of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Sat, 25 May, 2013

Actor believes climbing Everest with oxygen is 'all vanity'

Mountaineers should be banned from climbing Everest using oxygen, because they are “diminishing the adventure” and “achieving nothing”, actor Brian Blessed said today.

Sun, 19 May, 2013

High-flying goose raises the bar

ABAR-HEADED goose visits our local estuary. It hangs out with swans, gorging itself on stale bread offered by local children.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2012