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- Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, first scaled Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has since climbed the mountain almost every year
- But celebrations were overshadowed after a Romanian mountaineer was confirmed dead, and a British climber and Nepali guide were reported missing
Thousands of tonnes of waste have been left on the world’s highest mountain over the years. Some working on the clean-up say the only way to stop more piling up is putting curbs on expeditions.
Kami Rita Sherpa first reached the top of Mount Everest in 1994. Since then he has climbed the 8,849-metre peak almost every year, guiding clients.
Hong Kong lawyer Mayank Vaid once held the record for the Enduroman Arch 2 Arc and in August will become the first person to attempt double that race.
The Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete went from 0 303.313km in under a year at the Lululemon challenge to prove wrong those who thought it was beyond her.
Sunmaya Budha says ‘thinking about past is not enough for me’ as she rises from rural Nepal to ultra stardom, and wants to continue to support her family.
A study finds that physical activity is more effective than counselling or leading medications for improving depression, anxiety and distress symptoms – as shown by a runner who says it saved her life.
Preet Chandi, appearing in Hong Kong on International Women’s Day, reveals how being told to get married and conform to expectations ‘lit a fire’ in her and fuelled her three Antarctic expeditions.
Lawyer Alice McLeod was the first woman to cross the finish line of this year’s 298-kilometre Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge – here’s how she planned and trained for the incredible feat.
Ruby Cheng is chasing more competitive highs in 2024, after a stellar performance at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, where she relived her Olympian mum’s swimming success
Tsang Wai-fung gets used to running without headphones but first experiences highs and lows of solitary adventure that takes runners 298km across the city.
Jason Ng and Bailee Brown miss chance to gain ground over Paris 2024 qualification rivals at the season-ending Asia Triathlon Cup in mainland China.
Runners complain about lack of food, delays and drink and toilet shortages, while HKAAA offers ‘sincere apologies’ for finish line error and says the event’s bridge location ‘raised difficulties’.
Actor Chow Yun-fat steals the show at Sunday morning’s event, as organisers tout success but also target improvements for next year.
Sunday’s inaugural event will see 8,000 runners traversing 55km bridge, with athletics hoping ‘more distances and quotas become available too’.
Hong Kong triathlon officials investigating effects of Covid-19 vaccine on the 24-year-old with blood tests – ‘in the past two years when he got sick, it really whacked him’.
The head coach of Hong Kong Triathlon says the forthcoming Asia Triathlon Cup in Central has the potential to deliver immediate and far-reaching gains for the sport in the city.
The four breakers who competed for the city at the Asian Games all reach their finals at the Hong Kong Breaking Team Qualifier.
The 32-year-old athlete says she feels happy her training paid off and that she has something to show for it.
From bodybuilding champ to real action hero and cigar-smoking governor … chart the evolution of Arnie with our pick of images from Taschen’s new 2-volume photo book
Song is heading to the 2023 Bikini Olympia for the first time, after winning at this year’s IFBB Pro Taiwan.
Kristin Harila said she and her team did everything they could at the time for 27-year-old Mohammed Hassan, a sherpa from another team, after drone footage shared by other climbers on social media showed her and others on a narrow, harrowing passage, stepping over his body.
The three-time slackline world champion Jaan Roose walks along a 2.5cm-wide line for 150m at an elevation of 185m.
Song and her coach will work with local female athletes to target muscle growth as well as give tips on posing, stage presence and tanning.
The duo finished their feat in 3 months and 1 day, saving the notoriously technical hike at K2 for the finale.
The Deepest Breath follows the fortunes of free-diving couple Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan as they stretch human endurance to its limits.
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is the most famous and high-profile ultra-running event in the world.
Pain in your pelvis, which can be so bad it even hurts when you sneeze or cough, could be a sign of an overuse injury and a weak core.
Hill repeats are exactly what they say on the tin – repeatedly running up a hill – and they have untold benefits for your training and performance.
