Mount Everest
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Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp
Officials assessing route after serac between base camp and camp one deemed unstable and too risky for climber…
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Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa was part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in …
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Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest
More than 1,000 people were stuck in mountain hiking areas for days, sparking extensive rescue efforts by loca…
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Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues
At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during china’s Golden Week holidayTrekker…
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Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people
Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by res…
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Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents
Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions has triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear i…
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Nepal increases permit fee for Mount Everest climbers by 36%
Cost of scaling world’s tallest peak rises for first time in nearly a decade to $15,000Nepal will increase the…
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More clues in 100-year-old Mount Everest mystery as climber’s foot found
Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in George Mallory’s 1924 expedition, d…
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Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, say researchers
River erosion has pushed the mountain upwards and added an extra 15 to 50 metres over the past 89,000 yearsCli…
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa review – a female Everest climber’s ascent
Documentary expertly follows the only woman to have climbed the mountain 10 times through spectacular scenery …
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‘It doesn’t make any sense’: new twist in mystery of Mount Everest and the British explorers’ missing bodies
A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to conquer the summit. Their bodies were found i…
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British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit
Dan Paterson and Pastenji Sherpa went missing during descent after landslide of snow and ice on mountainA Brit…
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Everest climbers prepare to pick up their own poo as season gets under way
Authorities are now mandating that climbers remove their waste from the mountain using biodegradable bagsIt’s …
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Mount Everest is too crowded and dirty, says last living member of Hillary team
Kanchha Sherpa, 91, says more respect should be shown to sacred peak that has been climbed thousands of times …
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Six dead as tourist helicopter crashes in Everest region of Nepal
Nepali pilot and five Mexican passengers killed after aircraft crashes soon after takeoff near LuklaAll six pe…