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Snakes and jungle mind games as Bottas cycles to Singapore GP
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas says he was chased by dogs, saw snakes and leapt over a lizard as he cycled from Malaysia to Singapore for this weekend's Grand Prix.
October 8, 2026Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children
Steve Backshall says growing up with rescue animals helped inspire his passion for nature.
October 2, 2026Couple describes relief at rescue after whale destroys their yacht
Jeremy and Gemma Cooper were 500 miles off the coast of New Zealand when their yacht, the Tai Tam, collided with a sperm whale.
September 30, 2026Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series
An inquest hears Claire Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan when it crashed into a large rock.
August 18, 2026Lines to be first British woman in America's Cup team for 90 years
Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first woman to be selected for the British America's Cup team in 90 years.
August 5, 2026Two people climb to top of NYC's Empire State Building
At one point while at the top of the building, one individual appeared to propose marriage to the other.
July 1, 2026An Everest guide's miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Why was a cook leading clients up the world's highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
June 10, 2026Watch: Guide stranded on Everest for six days rescued
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.
June 4, 2026'Everest Man' and 'Mountain Queen' break own records scaling world's tallest peak
Kami Rita Sherpa and Lakpa Sherpa summited Everest for the 32nd and 11th time, respectively.
May 18, 2026Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time - Reuters
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Reuters
May 17, 2026Third Everest death takes Nepal's May toll of Himalayan climbers to five - Reuters
Third Everest death takes Nepal's May toll of Himalayan climbers to five Reuters
May 12, 2026Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season
Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world's highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.
April 23, 2026Jim Whittaker, first American to Mount Everest summit, dies aged 97
The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.
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Bottas arrives in Singapore after 260-mile ride
Valterri Bottas is closely involved with FNLD GRVL, a cycling race held each summer in his native Finland Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas says he was chased by a dog, saw snakes and leapt over a liza
Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children
Steve Backshall, from Bagshot, wants as many youngsters as possible to be exposed to the natural world Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall has told how he sets out to make nature "adventurous" and "co
Watch: Couple describe relief at rescue after whale destroys their yacht
A couple have spoken of their relief to be rescued after a sperm whale collided with their yacht. Jeremy and Jemma Cooper told the BBC that they were 500 nautical miles off the coast of New Zealand w
Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series
Claire Lomas raised nearly £1m for charity, and was the first person to complete a marathon in a "bionic" suit A campaigner who raised nearly £1m for charity during her life was "excited" about takin
'Pivotal moment' as Lines joins British America's Cup team
Meet the woman making history in British sailing Jemima Lines has hailed a "pivotal moment" in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America's Cup team in 90 years.
Two people climb to top of NYC's Empire State Building
Watch: Two people climb on top of NYC Empire State Building A couple dressed in black masks appeared to get engaged atop New York's Empire State Building on Wednesday. The pair climbed to the top of
Lost Everest Guide Survived Horror Six-Day Ordeal By Eating Chocolate, Chewing Ice
View of Mount Everest Wikimedia Commons A Nepali climbing guide, Dawa Sherpa has shared how he survived a six-day ordeal on Mount Everest after being stranded high on the world's tallest peak, while
Sherpa tells of miracle Mount Everest survival with no oxygen and just a few chocolates
Topic:Mountain Climbing Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 12:56pm Dawa Sherpa has described how he survived almost a week on Mount Everest with no oxygen supply. (Supplied: Facebook/Pasang Gelje Sherpa) A few choc
Nepali mountaineers Kami Rita, Lhakpa break own Mt. Qomolangma summit records
KATHMANDU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa successfully summited Mount Qomolangma for a record 32nd time on Sunday, extending his own mark for the most ascents of the wo
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time
KATMANDU: A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-meter (29,
Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season
A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas. "Icefall doctors" – who fix ropes and la
Jim Whittaker, first American to Mount Everest summit, dies aged 97
Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died aged 97, according to his family. He climbed to the highest point on earth on 1 May 1963 and remained among the most h