Climbing on Everest Is Stalled. Can This Daring Plan Save the Season?

Officials hope that helicopters, additional manpower, and coordination between outfitters and the Icefall Doctors can allow ...
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Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped sharply over the past century

Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped significantly over the past century, even as more climbers attempt the summit, a ...

The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” ...

This Mount Everest Drone Video Shows the Deadly Serac in the Khumbu Icefall

A flying drone filmed the looming tower of ice that threatens the route through the Khumbu Icefall. The serac has prevented officials from opening Mount Everest to climbers.
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British climber reaches Everest summit for a record 19th time and plans a 20th

Kenton Cool, 51, has scaled Everest almost every year since 2004. A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s ...

The elite ‘icefall doctors’ who care for Mount Everest

Dawa Jangbu Sherpa is one of 11 elite doctors who monitor the perilous slopes of Mount Everest. But he isn’t there to address ...

A Critical Delay on Mount Everest Is Raising Anxieties Over Crowding and Congestion

Deadly hazards in the Khumbu Icefall have prevented officials from completing the climbing route. Now, guides and outfitters ...

I took my glove off for just FOUR minutes on freezing -35C Everest climb to fiddle with my camera – and lost a finger

A MOUNTAINEER who took his glove off for just a few minutes on top of Mount Everest paid the ultimate price. Madhusudan ...