Sport climbing
Her physio was horrified, but Becca didn’t let a torn knee ligament stop her reaching a milestone
She hated hiking as a child – and had no idea what she was doing once she started climbing – but Becca Lunnon just made history on Tasmania’s mountains.
- Ben Walter
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Miracle on Everest: Sherpa believed dead crawls back to base camp
Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa was last seen at about 7500 metres above sea level. He had little food and no oxygen. His family thought he was dead.
- Samaan Lateef
Melbourne schoolgirl becomes youngest Australian to conquer Mount Everest
The teenager triumphed on her second attempt, having abandoned a bid to climb the world’s tallest mountain last year due to dangerous weather.
- Angus Delaney
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A prodigy at nine years old, Angie was on track for the Olympics. Then she stopped caring
Angie broke international records for sports climbing when she was nine years old. But in 2024, she decided to pivot. Now she’s back with a new goal.
- Hannah Kennelly
Nepal travel executives arrested for scamming millions with fake mountain rescues
Fake documents, including passenger and cargo manifests for helicopter flights, medical invoices and hospital reports, were allegedly sent to insurance companies.
- Binaj Gurubacharya
Rock climber scales 508-metre Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as American Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire about 90 minutes after he started.
- Katie Tam
Well-known guide among climbers killed on NZ’s most deadly peak
Summit Explorers co-owner Thomas Vialletet has been named as one of two men who fell to their deaths on Monday night.
- Nadine Roberts
Perth mountaineer dies while climbing Nepal’s Himlung Himal
Chin-Tark ‘Chinny’ Chan’s friends and family are now calling on the community to donate to support Sherpa rescuers.
- Holly Thompson
‘Avoidable tragedy’: Gym operator fined after climber’s fatal fall
A company has been fined $375,000 after an investigation into the death of an experienced climber.
- David Barwell
Paris Olympics 2024 as it happened: Day 15 - Hull wins historic silver, Steph Curry leads USA to victory, Khelif files harassment complaint, Stingers go home with silver
Jessica Hull ran the race of her life to finish second in the women’s 1500m, andthe Stingers also won silver on a day of near-misses for Australian athletes. Follow live
- Billie Eder, Richard Gadsby, Roy Ward and Scott Spits