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Kilkenny contingent trek to K2 base camp in an adventure of a lifetime

A Kilkenny man who recently trekked to the base camp of K2 has described it as the ‘adventure of a lifetime’. Rob Boyd from the Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny City recently returned from the once in a lifetime trip. Prior to the expedition the ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:33

Molecule ‘that could hint at life’ and carbon dioxide found on exoplanet

Astronomers have for the first time discovered carbon-based molecules – and a molecule hinting at the possibility of life – in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the habitable zone. The exoplanet K2-18 b – which is outside the solar system – ...

12 Sept 2023 at 17:04

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Record-breaking K2 feat dogged by claims climbers left porter to die

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a mountaineer has said. It follows allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked ...

12 Aug 2023 at 17:36

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Japanese mountaineer dies and another injured while climbing in Pakistan

A Japanese climber died and a fellow mountaineer was injured when an apparent rock fragment hit them while trying to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan. The two mountaineers from Japan were taking part in a climbing ...

15 Aug 2023 at 18:58

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Women climbers from Pakistan and Iran reach K2 summit

A climber from Pakistan and another from Iran are thought to be the first women from their countries to reach the top of K2, one of the world’s highest and most dangerous summits. Samina Baig, a 32-year-old mountaineer from a ...

22 Jul 2022 at 11:34

British mountaineer says K2 challenge is ‘one of the world’s toughest’

British-Bangladeshi mountaineer Akke Rahman is aiming to climb the world’s second highest peak, K2. The 42-year-old hopes to reach the summit before the end of July. Located on the border of Pakistan and China, K2 has a ...

11 Jul 2025 at 15:22

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