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Why some Sherpas say there won't be any guides on Everest in 10 years
Everest climbing-guide services — often provided by people of the Sherpa ethnic group — can cost $1…
Why some Sherpas say there won't be any guides on Everest in 10 years
Everest climbing-guide services — often provided by people of the Sherpa ethnic group — can cost $1…
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A comet larger than Everest will streak through the night sky in the coming weeks. Here's how to see it.
12P/Pons-Brooks, a comet with possible volcanic activity on its surface, will become increasingly v…
Marianne Guenot
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A rare 'Devil comet' will appear during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's how to see the Mt. Everest-sized space rock.
Cryovolcanic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, aka the Devil comet or Mother of Dragons comet, may be visible …
Ellyn Lapointe
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Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say
To improve a smelly, unsightly situation, climbers scaling Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poo…
Joshua Zitser
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Mount Everest is now a trash-filled, overcrowded tourist spot, says the last living member of Edmund Hillary's team
Kanchha Sherpa helped Edmund Hillary reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1953. He says the mountain …
Lauren Edmonds
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Rockstud Capital announces partial exit from Uber’s fleet service provider
Rockstud Capital, an alternative asset management firm, announced that it would sell a part of its …
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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.
For the last 15 years, local temperatures have dropped on mountains like Mount Everest during warme…
Saugat Bolakhe
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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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Earth's mysterious core may be encased by an ancient ocean floor that has mountains 5 times taller than Everest
An ancient ocean may protect Earth's core, according to the most detailed map yet of the geology be…
Marianne Guenot
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The real science behind the mysterious 'Devil Comet' that's larger than Mount Everest and erupting for reasons scientists don't fully understand
The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet is passing by Earth for the first time in the 21st century.
Jessica Orwig,Charles R. Davis
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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
How a Nepali sherpa rescued a climber from the Everest 'death zone'
A Nepali sherpa made a nearly impossible rescue after finding a climber clinging in Mount Everest's…
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My husband left me and our 1-year-old daughter for 6 weeks so he could climb Mount Everest
How I learned to solo parent while my husband climbed Mount Everest. It was hard to do for six week…
Elianna Perez
1 min read
See the high-risk trips wealthy travelers are booking, from Everest trips to $750,000 expeditions to the deepest point in the ocean
Its high price point makes it an activity typically reserved for the wealthy. Among the five passen…
Sarah Jackson,Sindhu Sundar
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A family hiked with their 4 young kids — including their 2-year-old — to Mt. Everest's base camp
The Matulis family told Insider that they considered turning back from their hike to Everest when t…
Chris Panella
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The growth story behind half a billion dollar bets on 'regional' Indian spice makers
FMCG major Dabur India announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in Badshah Masala for 588 crore. Wi…
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A sherpa described finding a freezing climber in Everest's 'death zone' and carrying him down on his back in an epic rescue
The stricken climber was carried down Mount Everest by local Nepalese sherpas from a zone where tem…
Isobel van Hagen
1 min read
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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Microplastics make its way to water trapped in plant leaf: Study
Microplastics have been detected near the peak of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, Antarctica'…