He fell up to 500m during his descent from an altitude of 8300m, in an area known as the balcony. It was his ambition to climb Everest before he turned 40 this July. Irish climber Seamus Lawless.

The study will use aerial photography to calculate measurements and distances, helping to create a more accurate map of the area ... village of Phortse to Everest's Balcony.

He fell up to 500m during his descent from an altitude of 8300m, in an area known as the balcony. It was his ambition to climb Everest before he turned 40 this July. Friend Rob Ward told his ...

They swap oxygen bottles at the Balcony while taking ... description and animated route map, please see the South Col route page. The north side of Everest is steeped in history with multiple ...

Jason, who was with two Sherpa guides, started showing abnormal behavior from the South Summit and Sherpa guides brought him to the Balcony area ... reports said. Mt Everest has recorded ten ...

Photograph by Paul Mayewski, National Geographic Snow samples from Mount Everest's Balcony, a resting point ... The same methods were later used to map the base camp and the surrounding Khumbu ...

A newly released map provides a stark visualization of the numerous fatalities on Mount Everest, underscoring the extreme dangers faced by climbers Since 1921, over 330 people have died while ...

Mr Lawless fell up to 500m during his descent from an altitude of 8300m in an area known as “the balcony”. It was his ambition to climb Everest before he turned 40 this July. His wife Pam and ...

Using a method developed by his father and perfected at home in the Canadian Rockies, Wheeler was able to create the first map of Everest and one that is still in use today. Watch Wheeler’s Everest.