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Doing Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse in one season is so rare that only four have succeeded -- two Western guides, one ...
The Philippines marked a milestone in Everest history in 2025 with three successful summits. But the season was also shadowed ...
Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to an event recognising their achievement. The climbers attending ...
"Some people say weather-wise, it was one of the best summit windows they've seen in like 20 years," said Tobin. "And you compare that to the other people who climbed Everest this season — most ...
Nepal's government says it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented by climate change and the growing numbers of climbers attempting to scale the region's summits, especially ...
Mount Everest was conquered in 1953 by New Zealander ... risks as queues form on the routes to the summit during the short windows of good weather, crowding the narrow and dangerous path to ...
Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's ...
Guides on Mount Everest must strike a delicate balance between the demands of clients—some of whom are impatient to get to the summit—and the weather windows on the mountain. Ryan Waters ...
Pic: AP Image: Garbage is piled up at a waste collection centre at Everest Base Camp. Pic: AP/Pasang Rinzee Sherpa Due to the limited windows of good weather near the summit, large numbers of ...
Due to the limited windows of good weather near the summit, large numbers of climbers lined up, attached to the single safety rope, which is known as the "Everest traffic jam". An influx of beginner ...
A famed Sherpa mountain guide has climbed Mount Everest for the 31st time, extending his record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest peak. Expedition organizers say Kami Rita ...