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Nepal has granted a record number of permits to climb Everest despite potential for traffic jams in the so-called 'death zone'
Experts say overcrowding in Mount Everest's "death zone" could be dangerous. But Nepal's government…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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At least 17 Everest climbers have tested positive for the coronavirus, but Nepal refuses to say there's an outbreak
Climbers aren't being required to undergo regular testing. Nepali officials have refused to acknow…
Ashley Collman
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Nepali officials reportedly may require climbers hoping to scale Mount Everest to prove their physical fitness, following a deadly year that saw 11 people die on the mountain
The new guidelines would reportedly require climbers to scale a Nepali peak of at least 6,500 meter…
Áine Cain
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Climbers cancel Mt Everest expeditions over Coronavirus fears
With the coronavirus outbreak showing no sign of abating, expedition operators in Nepal fear that t…
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The Nepalese government has closed Mount Everest ahead of its busy spring climbing season as a 'precaution' against the coronavirus outbreak
The country, which also plans to stop issuing visas until April 30, was last forced to interrupt it…
Rhea Mahbubani,Rhea Mahbubani
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'This is my year's earnings': Nepal's tourism industry is reeling after the Everest climbing season was canceled
Over 1 million workers in Nepal rely on tourism, but a nationwide lockdown has left many unable to …
Robert Leslie
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2023 was one of the deadliest years on Mount Everest. Sherpas say the tragedies could have been avoided if 'impatient' foreign climbers were more careful.
This year has been one of the deadliest years on Mount Everest. Climb organizers blamed extreme col…
Paul Squire
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49-yr-old Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for the 23rd time, breaks his own record
A 49-year-old Nepalese climber, Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 23rd time on Wednesda…
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Nepal's is banning Mount Everest climbers from taking pictures and videos of 'others' without consent
Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pict…
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Record-holding climber blames Nepalese companies for Mount Everest deaths, report says
British climber Kenton Cool reportedly holds the record for the most ascents of Mount Everest by so…
Nathan Rennolds
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China is setting up a 'line of separation' on top of Mount Everest to isolate climbers going up the Tibetan side from a COVID-19 outbreak on the Nepalese side
Tibetan guides will set up the "line of separation" before a group of 21 Chinese nationals arrive o…
Connor Perrett
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Climbers are tweeting about being trapped on Mount Everest after earthquake-triggered avalanche kills 18
Last year, 16 Nepalese Sherpas were killed by an avalanche as they were working to prepare the rout…
Dina Spector
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Aid worker: Time is running out to help Nepal earthquake victims before monsoon season hits
Thunderstorms are already arriving ahead of full-blown monsoon season, Rowland says. In these condi…
Rob Price
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Mount Everest is clogged with inexperienced climbers, but there's too much money at stake for anyone to do anything about it
But death has always lurked on Everest, with its slopes claiming 200 lives since 1992, according to…
Áine Cain,Allana Akhtar
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EVEREST DISASTER: At Least 6 Killed, 9 Missing In Avalanche On World's Highest Mountain
All of the dead and injured were believed to be Nepalese sherpas, who were working to prepare the r…
Paul Szoldra
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At least 12 climbers died on Mount Everest this year, and altitude sickness is partially to blame
By the time Mount Everest's spring 2023 climbing season was unofficially over, 12 climbers were dea…
Ariel Schwartz
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Climbing Mount Everest can be deadly. Some Sherpa guides say the grueling work isn't worth it anymore.
Sherpas are built to climb Everest. But high risks and relatively meager pay of guide work could dr…
Maria Noyen,Enxhi Dylgjeri,Cl…
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Mt. Everest is not the hardest mountain to climb - here's what makes K2 so much worse
Weather is much more unpredictable on K2 and I would say the technical climbing on K2 is hard so Ev…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
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A Mount Everest record-holder says summit 'traffic jams' aren't the problem - it's the trek down that kills people
Although Sherpas serve as guides, climbing the mountain is extremely dangerous for them, too. Pasan…
Hilary Brueck
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Mt. Everest is an 'amateur' climb compared to these other peaks, according to a professional mountaineer
Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Mt. Everest 14 times. He says the world's tallest peak is …