I’ve done Pride on all 7 continents — now I’m (literally) on top of the world

Our writer Calum McSwiggan has travelled to all seven continents to see how Pride is celebrated around the world (Picture: Calum McSwiggan)

Shattered and frozen, the bone-chilling wind rips our faces as we approach 5,364 metres.

Here, at the top of the world, my journey to find Pride around the world finally comes to an end.

Seven continents, 15 countries, 20 events, and countless experiences…

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Indian duo dies on Everest as record breaker warns of overcrowding

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world’s highest peak. “They fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies,” Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, told AFP. He named […]

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Everest al límite: 274 personas hicieron cumbre en un solo día y reavivan el debate por la masificación

Una ventana de buen clima permitió un récord histórico de ascensos al Everest desde Nepal. Las largas filas en la “zona de la muerte” volvieron a encender las alarmas sobre seguridad y turismo extremo.

Los alpinistas aprovecharon una mejoría en las condiciones meteorológicas para llegar a la cumbre. Crédito: Purnima Shrestha/Reuters.

El monte Everest volvió a convertirse en escenario de un…

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Sajid Sadpara summits world’s 5th highest mountain Makalu without supplemental oxygen

Renowned mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara summi­ted the world’s fifth-highest peak, Mount Makalu (8,485m) in Nepal, without supplementary oxygen, the exp­e­­dition’s organisers said on Sunday.

Sadpara is on a mission to summit all 14 “eight-thousanders” in the world without supplemental oxygen, and this marks his 10th summit of that mission.

According to a statement issued by Seven Summit Treks,…

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