KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 9 (UPI) -- Nepal reopened Mount Everest to climbing expeditions following China's success Thursday in taking its Olympic flame atop the world's tallest peak.

LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the British explorer who had a heart attack near the summit of Mount Everest in 2005, plans another try at scaling the summit.

LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- British adventurer Ranulph Fiennes has announced plans to scale the Eiger, in the Swiss Alps, to raise money for cancer patients. Fiennes, 62, said he will begin his climb of the 6,000 foot rock in March, despite suffering from vertigo, a heart condition

LONDON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Pedal power, wind power, sole power -- two London teens plan to travel the globe by their own, and nature's means.

CHESTER, England, July 23 (UPI) -- While the new wife of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes may have borne him a daughter this year, a report claims she is driving away those closest to him.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, May 15 (UPI) -- A New Zealand man is the first double-amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Francesca Annis has released a statement announcing the end of her 11-year relationship with actor Ralph Fiennes, it was reported Wednesday.

EXFORD, England, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Less than a year after losing his wife to cancer, the man described as the world's greatest living explorer, Britain's Ranulph Fiennes, will marry again.

EXETER, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Virginia Fiennes, wife of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, has died in Exeter, England, after a short illness at the age of 56.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A British explorer who suffered a heart attack only four months ago, broke a world record Sunday by running seven marathons in seven days. The New York marathon was No. 7 for Sir Ranulph Fiennes, reported ic Wales, the web site of the Trinity Mirror. Fien