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The treacherous Khumbu Icefall has opened on Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border, the iconic peak’s names ...
Our reporter explains the work done by rope-fixing teams to open the route to the top. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ...
Our Everest columnist shares some intel on how to avoid illness during the 11-day hike. Plus, a rest day adventure in the ...
It tells the story of the series of events that occurred on May 10 and 11, 1996, which led to eight climbers dying on Everest ...
Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...
Fueled by hometown pride and a coach’s early influence, the 62-year-old has turned thousands of miles and sky-high summits ...
Tyler Andrews, an endurance athlete, runs fast and climbs fast. In a matter of hours, Tyler will take off from Mt. Everest Base Camp and attempt the round-trip ...
Expeditions to climb Mt. Everest are steadily moving to the upper mountain, hoping to summit over the next 2-4 weeks.
A new drone service is delivering supplies such as ladders and oxygen cylinders on Mount Everest, making it safer for Sherpas and cutting the time it takes to get supplies up the mountain – as well as ...
The ladders, ropes and oxygen cylinders that Pandey can transport via drone to aid the Sherpas or “icefall ... in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones ...