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Freddie Wilkinson

Nepali mountaineers achieve historic winter first on K2

18 January 2021. By Freddie Wilkinson

Mount Everest is two feet taller, China and Nepal announce

8 December 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

Microplastics found near Everest’s peak, highest ever detected in the world

20 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

Climbing Mount Everest, explained

5 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

Travel and Adventure

Rock climbing: from ancient practice to Olympic sport

5 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

Meet the Sherpa bringing Wi-Fi to Everest

5 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

What makes for true adventure? We asked legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner.

5 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson

How do you measure Everest? It's complicated by frostbite—and politics.

5 November 2020. By Freddie Wilkinson