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Japanese mountaineer Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak

January 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s Hokkaido. She was 43. Taniguchi, who climbed Mount Everest in 2007, became the first woman to win the prestigious Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe) mountaineering award in 2009. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Alpinist Magazine, Associated Press, China, Hiroshi Hagiwara, Kazuya Hiraide, Kei Taniguchi, Mount Everest, Nepal, Pakistan, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, japan

It’s never too late (or early)

October 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Truc Allen Northwest Asian Weekly In my last article, I referenced Yuichiro Miura of Japan becoming the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest at 80 years old.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Ahsima Shiraishi, Cascades National Park, Forbidden Peak, Mount Everest, Northwest Asian Weekly, Truc Allen, Vol 33 No 43 | October 18 - October 24, Yuichiro Miura, japan, technology

Everest avalanche a reminder of annual risks Sherpas face

April 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Binaj Gurubacharya and Tim Sullivan Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – The rescuers moved quickly, minutes after the first block of ice tore loose from Mount Everest and started an avalanche that roared down the mountain on April 18, ripping through teams of guides hauling gear.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Dawa Dorje, Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh, Himalayan Times, International Mountain Guides, Jon Krakauer, KATMANDU, Maddhu Sunan Burlakoti, Mount Everest, Nepali Sherpas, Nima Tenzing, Norbu Tshering, Pasang Sherpa, Provide Rs, Rob Hall, SPCC, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2

Nepali boy reaches life plateau by aiding other immigrants

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain in Nepal is certainly not easy. Since 1922, only 800 people have successfully scaled Mount Everest’s

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bikram Subba, Highline High School, Krishna Wagley, Last February, Mount Everest, Nepal, New Futures, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sun Life Financial, Sun Life Rising Star Award, United States, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15, poverty

Pink Everest: Nepal appeals for gay tourists

March 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

… the conservative Hindu nation wants a chunk of the multibillion dollar gay tourist market to help pull it out of poverty …

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Aditya Baral, Ameet Dhakal, Blue Diamond Society, Dev Gurung, John Tanzella, KATMANDU, Mount Everest, Nepal Tourism Board, Pink Everest Nepal, Pink Mountain, Poet Usha Sherchan, Supreme Court, TV, Third Gender, Vishnu Adhikari, culture, poverty

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