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Category Archives: Mountaineers

Aiming for Andes heights
Activists / Mountaineers / The Sunday Times

Aiming for Andes heights

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Smriti Daniel

High-altitude training at sea level is not for the easily embarrassed. For the past few weeks, daybreak sees Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peries rise and gather their gear before they head to the beach or to a park. Endurance training has them pitting their strength against the high waves or lifting 20-kg weights in each … Continue reading →

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peiris: On top of the world
Mountaineers / The Sunday Times

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peiris: On top of the world

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Smriti Daniel • Leave a comment

It’s been three years since anyone has made it to the summit of the world’s tallest mountain. But in May a young Sri Lankan woman climbed 8,848m up to stand on the roof of the world. Just 300m from the summit, her climbing partner was told he was running out of oxygen and would have … Continue reading →

Ruvan Ranatunga: A Long Walk of Hope
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Ruvan Ranatunga: A Long Walk of Hope

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Smriti Daniel • Leave a comment

About six km away from Pooneryn, Ruvan Ranatunga could almost taste the salt on his tongue as a warm wind swept the scent of dried villus toward him. Ahead lay the Indian Ocean and the end of his long journey. By his side, on this final stretch, were family and friends, among them Indunil de … Continue reading →

Mihin Amarasinghe: Conquering Ama Dablam
Businesspeople / Mountaineers / Sportspeople

Mihin Amarasinghe: Conquering Ama Dablam

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Smriti Daniel • Leave a comment

The view from the summit of Ama Dablam is said to be incomparable – a 360 degree vista edged all around by the cloud wreathed peaks of the Himalayas. Defining the edges of the horizon are the giants, Mt. Everest and Lhotse and there too is Nuptse and Pumori, the mountain known as ‘Everest’s daughter.’ … Continue reading →

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