Everest Marathon

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Everest Marathon
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“Everest Marathon is an annual marathon event, held in the district of Solukhumbu, Nepal, around the vicinity of Mount Everest in May. With its starting point at 5401m Meter from where the Climbing of Mount Everest Peak starts through the Ice Fall, the marathon is considered to be one of the highest…”
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OutsideApr 8

Shaunna Burke Has Stage IV Breast Cancer. Her Next Challenge: Climb Mount Everest.

Burke has spent decades researching cancer. Now facing a stage IV diagnosis, she’s heading to Mount Everest to study her disease at extreme altitude, and to prove the adventure isn’t over.

Shaunna Burke was two months out from running it

3 things in this story
  • Everest MarathonFestivalShaunna Burke was two months out from running it
  • Lobuche EastSightBurke climbed this peak near Everest in 2025
  • Elsewhere
  • University of LeedsPlaceLeeds, United KingdomShaunna Burke is a professor and researcher there
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