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Our reporter explains the work done by rope-fixing teams to open the route to the top. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ...
Our Everest columnist shares some intel on how to avoid illness during the 11-day hike. Plus, a rest day adventure in the ...
If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for ...
Nepal is set to restrict Mount Everest access to climbers with prior experience on 7,000-meter peaks, addressing safety ...
Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...
New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...
New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks ...
It tells the story of the series of events that occurred on May 10 and 11, 1996, which led to eight climbers dying on Everest ...
Nepal is tightening access to Mount Everest by requiring climbers to summit a 7 000-metre mountain first, aiming to improve ...
The writer became an aid worker for Mount Everest climbers during the devastating disaster. A decade later, he explores how ...
Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.
Nepal plans to restrict Everest expeditions to experienced climbers above 7,000 meters to reduce deaths and pollution.