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There’s no fallback on Everest, so what drives climbers to the challenge?

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There’s no fallback on Everest, so what drives climbers to the challenge?

Two Irishmen were among 11 killed this season on the world’s highest mountain. What draws climbers to the challenge? asks Lorna Siggins

Zip line craze hits Niagara Falls

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Zip line craze hits Niagara Falls

QUIRKY WORLD ... Oatally brilliant... porridge is out of this world

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Oatally brilliant... porridge is out of this world

QUIRKY WORLD ... Man has a hairy moment with unwanted Brazilian

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Man has a hairy moment with unwanted Brazilian

QUIRKY WORLD ... A daily look at some of the world’s stranger stories

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QUIRKY WORLD ... A daily look at some of the world’s stranger stories

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Irish climber dramatically rescued off Mt McKinley

There ain’t no mountain high enough for this pair

AS A record-breaking junior mountain climber, Sean McSharry takes the “what I did in the holidays” assignment to new levels.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2008

Record-breaking climber to be honoured

Ireland’s latest world record breaker will be the centre of attention at a civic reception in his honour in Dublin today.

Fri, 06 Jul, 2007