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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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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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A Chinese climber saved from Mount Everest has been caught in a social-media firestorm after being accused of refusing to pay a promised $10,000 fee to the Sherpas who rescued her
Liu was castigated by the Chinese internet when the news broke, but the company employing the Sherp…
Matthew Loh
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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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'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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Nepal Earthquake: Only 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people, a tragedy of mammoth proportions
The country of 28 million has only 2.1 physicians and 50 hospital beds for every 10,000 people, acc…
Reuters
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Google executive among those killed on Everest after massive Nepal earthquake
I just had the immensely sad task of sending the following to all Google employees. My thoughts are…
Erin Fuchs
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'Heavy lifter' drones could soon solve Mount Everest's trash problem
Sherpas will be trained to use the drones to help them remove the 50 tons of metric waste left by a…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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She's climbed Mount Everest a record-setting 10 times. But her most terrifying moments weren't on the deadly mountain.
Until now, few people knew about the struggles and triumphs of Lhakpa Sherpa, the woman who has sum…
Maria Noyen
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Amazon's delivery drones are so loud they are like a 'giant hive of bees'
Amazon is seeking federal approval to expand its drone program in Texas, but is facing noise compla…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Forget Mt. Everest it's not even close to the most difficult mountains to climb, according to mountaineers
Professional mountaineers say climbing Mt. Everest is a walk in the park compared to smaller, more …
Ellyn Lapointe
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A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.
Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Mt. Everest 14 times and seen tons of trash accumulate ove…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Climber who fell into a 1,000-foot crack in one of the world's deadliest mountains was miraculously found alive
Mountaineer Anurag Maloo, 34, was trapped in the crevasse of Annapurna for three days. He is now be…
Isobel van Hagen
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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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2 women chasing a climbing record across 14 mountains both died in avalanches on their last peak
Two climbers vying to become the first US female to climb the world's 14 tallest mountains died on …
Thibault Spirlet
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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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What it's like to climb up and ski down Makalu, the world's 5th-highest mountain
Adrian Ballinger became the first person to ski down Makalu, the fifth-tallest mountain in the worl…
Britney Nguyen
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An 18-year-old student is now the youngest US woman to climb Everest — fueled by Oreos, cardio, and $48,000
Lucy Westlake says Everest isn't the most technically difficult climb she's ever done, but it was e…
Hilary Brueck
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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…