Person: Reinhold Messner

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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

First woman climbs world’s 14 highest peaks

SOUTH Korean climber Oh Eun-sun claimed the record as the first woman to summit all 14 of the world’s peaks over 8,000 metres when she scaled Mount Annapurna in Nepal yesterday.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2010

Parade marks 50th anniversary of Everest conquest

Edmund Hillary and a Sherpa from his 1953 Everest expedition led a colourful procession through the Nepalese capital today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their conquest of the world’s tallest mountain.

Tue, 27 May, 2003