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Climber, 69, conquers the world's tallest peak with artificial legs having lost them to frostbite on a previous attempt, Xu Lin reports.

A Chinese boxer, who works as a food deliveryman to make ends meet while he pursues his dreams in the ring, was nominated this year for the Laureus World Sports Award, known in some circles as the "Oscars" of the sporting world.

Blind climber reaches Qomolangma summit By PALDEN NYIMA and DAQIONG in Lhasa | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-26 07:34 Share CLOSE Zhang Hong trains at a gym in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, earlier this year. DANG GUOFU/FOR CHINA DAILY A visually impaired Chinese climber reached the summit of Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, on Monday morning, becoming the first blind person from Asia ever to conquer the world's highest peak. Zhang Hong, 46, reached the top from the Nepali side, along with three high-altitude guides,...

Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future climbers, an American scientist who spent weeks in the Everest region said Tuesday. Prof. John All of Western Washington University said after returning from the mountains that he and his... China May 29, 2019 Colorado lawyer Chris Kulish, 62, became the second American to have died on Mount Everest in the last 10 days. Veteran climbers blame the deaths on overcrowding due to the Nepalese governme...

Two youngsters went viral in 2020 for rallying across rooftops.  The two young Italian girls who went viral for hitting across rooftops have been nominated for the Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year. The tennis moment is one of six contenders for the most inspiring in sport. Last April, 13-year-old Vittoria and 11-year-old Carola rallied on roofs in Finale Ligura, Italy during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown. The clip enraptured audiences around the globe.  "During quarantine we decided to try to have a [rally] between a rooftop and another," Vittoria said.  "But we didn't think this ...