Mount
27 мая, 2016
Culture
Why are women banned from Mount Athos?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Mount Athos in Greece to mark the 1,000-year presence of Russian Orthodox monks there. The Mount — actually a 335 sq km (130 sq mile) peninsula — may be the largest area in the world from which women, and female animals, are banned. Andy Walker asks why the ban exists. If...
8 лет ago
23 мая, 2016
Accident
Mount Everest: Thirty climbers sick on Everest after two deaths
About 30 climbers have suffered frostbite or become ill on Mount Everest after two others died, apparently from altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers have also been reported missing in the mountain's so-called "death zone" near the summit. However the mountain's most successful female climber reached...
8 лет ago