What makes a mountain grow, and what keeps it from reaching unimaginable heights? Mount Everest, rising 8,848.86 metres above sea level, offers a case study in the interplay of tectonics, erosion, ...
Record-setting British climber says he will scale Everest again next year, targeting his 20th summit
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide, returned from the ...
Last week a quartet of British climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest—and spent less than a week on the total round trip from London. That’s weeks fewer than it usually takes to acclimate to the ...
In his latest dispatch, our Everest reporter explains the crucial work done by rope-fixing teams. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ends at Everest. The climbing season on Mount Everest is about to ...
The climbing season on Mount Everest is about to get a much-needed shot of adrenaline. On Friday, May 9, a rope-fixing team comprised of nine climbing sherpas from guiding company 8K Expeditions ...
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The climbing season is in full swing on Mount Everest, with several dozen climbers and guides headed for the summit amid a window of clear weather. But news has also come back to Base Camp of injuries ...
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