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Hillary and Tenzing in 1953 mountain clothes

Everest Season Closes on International Everest Day

Everest's 2024 season ended today. All the remaining teams...
The board lying on the glacier rocky gound at an empty Everest Base Camp

Everest Billboard Comes Down as Season Nears End

It was the first controversy of the 2024 Everest...
Dudh Pokhari lake near Gokyo.

Beyond Everest, Part II: Gokyo Ri and Renjo La

Nepal’s Solukhumbu isn't all crowds and helicopters. Away from...
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Everest Film Will Star Dafoe, Hiddleston

Electronics giant Apple has secured film rights to the...
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the climbers climb up a ladder on the snow, with old clothes and o2 systems, in a colored photograph,

Mount Everest Foundation Opens Grant Program To Nepalis

The UK's Mount Everest Foundation is opening its grant...
Two climbers descending on Everest in 1922.

Before Hillary and Tenzing: Early Attempts On Everest

Before the first ascent of Everest on May 29,...
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See the Joyous Nepalis and Gorgeous Views of the 2023 Everest Marathon

Even for those accustomed to extreme sports — the...
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay approaching to their final camp, at almost 8,534m.

Mount Everest’s First Ascent, 70 Years Ago Today

On May 29, 1953, at 11.30 am Edmund Hillary...
Nanda Devi massif.

The Story of Nanda Devi: Irresistible Will Meets Immovable Goddess

The state of Uttarakhand in northern India is often...
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Remembering Queen Elizabeth’s Indelible Mark On Mt. Everest

May 29, 1953: Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary...

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Sibusiso Vilane stands in a puffer jacket against a sunset in the mountains.

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Redeemed: Climber Once Banned From Nepal for ‘False Summit’ Triumphs On Everest

Today, four clients, leader Nirmal Purja, and 15 Sherpas...
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Outdoor Clothing Through the Ages: A Visual History

Some of history's most commendable outdoor sporting moments happened...

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Shedding Light on the Two Nepali Routes on Cho Oyu

The two Nepali teams currently attempting to open a...

Everest Obsession: The Pasang Lhamu Case

The autumn of 1990 broke all previous records for...

Into The Wild: Gaurishankar

For a time in the 19th century, 7,134m Gaurishankar...

100 Great Explorers of the Last 100 Years

BY MARTIN WALSH, ANGELA BENAVIDES, ASH ROUTEN, KRIS ANNAPURNA,...

Mingma David Sherpa on Winter K2

Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, better known as Mingma David, is...

Mount Everest: Everything You Wanted to Know

Some of us love Mount Everest, some of us...

Gelje Sherpa: An Interview with the Youngest Winter K2 Summiter

BY NABRAJ GHIMIRE At age 28, Gelje Sherpa has already...

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