SKARDU, Pakistan, June 15, 2024 (AFP) – One of two Japanese climbers was found dead and his body recovered from a mountain in northern Pakistan on Saturday, with a search ongoing for the second man, an official said. Ryuseki Hiraoka and Atsushi Taguchi were attempting to summit the 7,027-metre (23,054-foot) Spantik mountain in the Karakoram range before they went missing this week. “The dead body of a Japanese climber was found, and a search is […]
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‘French Spiderman’ foiled in Seoul skyscraper attempt
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — French urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world’s fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent. The 55-year-old, dubbed the ‘French Spiderman’, made his way up the building bare-handed and without ropes as staff pursued him from inside. “I climbed about 75 stories and then after that, it was a bit like cat […]
Going to Mt. Pulag? Bring a fire extinguisher — authorities
(Eagle News) – If you’re climbing Mt. Pulag, bring a fire extinguisher. This is a new requirement after a fire caused by tourists destroyed a portion of the mountain on January 20, the park superintendent’s office said. It added that Mt. Pulag will be closed to tourists for five to six months so the grasslands will regrow. Authorities said a group of hikers from Cebu brought a butane gas burner and after they lit it, the […]
Everest climber accused of ‘illegal’ Tibet-Nepal traverse
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) – A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mt. Everest may have crossed “illegally,” authorities in Nepal said Wednesday. Janusz Adam Adamski posted on Facebook on Sunday that he had summited the world’s highest peak via the northern route in Tibet before descending on the southern side into Nepal. “Janusz made it to the top of Mt. Everest from the north and then […]
