Everest

Subrata Ghosh.

Second Foreigner Dies on Everest; Everest-Lhotse Summits

Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old from West Bengal, India, has...
Close shot of Philipp II Santiago with sunburnt face in Everest Base Camp

Everest: First Deaths; Main Summit Wave This Weekend

Philipp Santiago II of the Philippines died at Camp...
Studio photo of four Everest climbers in black feather jackets

Everest Xenon Climbers Ready to Go

The British team, which aims to complete an Everest...
wide open mountain area with snow and a few backlit climbers

Dozens of Everest Climbers Summit During a Pocket Window

Although most climbers plan to summit Everest from May...
black and white portrait of woman pointing

50 Years Ago, Junko Tabei Became the First Woman to Summit Everest

BY JENNY HALL It was May 4, 1975. The Japanese...
A climber jumaring on a vertical serac on Everest.

Everest: Waves of Climbers Move Up From Base Camp

High winds on Everest's upper slopes make it too...
climber going up a ladder

Exclusive: Tyler Andrews on his First Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews is back at Base Camp after attempting...
Mitch Hutchcraft holds a banner with photos of relatives and friends perished, on the summit of Everest, in a sunny but windy day.

Everest: A Few Summits, But High Winds Now Delay Further Climbs

The first international climbers reached the top of Everest...
tents pitched close to each other on a snowloaded col on the north side of Everest.

Earthquake in Tibet Shakes Everest North Side

A 5.5 earthquake hit Tibet this morning, shaking the...
A tiny line of climbers up a snow slope on the pyramidal summit of Everest.

First Summits on Everest North Side

The rope-fixing team assigned by the China-Tibet Mountaineering Association...
Tyler Andrews' tracker, showing the altitude and time he turned around on Everest.

Tyler Andrews Turns Back On Everest FKT

Something didn't go right for American athlete Tyler Andrews...
Andrews among blocks of ice at the Khumbu Icefall, holding a fixed rope.

And He’s Off: American Tyler Andrews Begins Everest FKT Attempt

Tyler Andrews left Everest Base Camp at about 9:30...
One of the Sherpa rope-fixers yesterday on the summit of Lhotse, with Everest in background.

Just Now: First Everest Summits of the Season

One day later than planned, the Sherpa rope fixers...
Climbers among crevasses on the huge, flattish Western Cwm.

Rope Fixers Summit Lhotse; Everest Coming Any Minute

The Sherpa rope-fixing team summited Lhotse today and expects...
Sherpa climbers at Everest

Everest Ropes at Camp 4: First Summits Planned for May 8-10

The Sherpa team fixing the route to the summit...
Everest Base Camp tents in snow and overcast

Everest: Good Weather Coming, Action Set to Resume

Everyone in Everest Base Camp has been stuck in...
Nearly a hundred tents pitched in line on the Khumbu glacier, Everest.

We Analyze What the Proposed New Everest Law Actually Means

While a snowy spell keeps climbers in Base Camp...
A large drone soard from Everest Base Camp

One of Everest’s New Drones Forced to Make Emergency Landing

The drones used this year on Everest have not...
A climber cross a ladder over a crevasse on Everest, as seen brom below

Khumbu Icefall Collapse on Everest. Everyone Safe

Earlier today, a huge serac collapsed in Everest's Khumbu...
A sherpa crosses a big crevasse on Everest

Everest: North Side Ready, South Side Workers Approach Camp 4

Most teams are now settled into Everest Base Camp...
old b/w photo of a young climber

Looking Back: A Tragic 1984 Disappearance on Everest’s West Ridge

Earlier this week, we examined the pioneering 1979 ascent...
Tents in line on the Khumbu Glacier of Everest in a cloudy day.

Everest: Hundreds Flock to Base Camp in Another Record Year

As Nepal celebrates its new year, which corresponds to...
A group of Nepalese drone pilots with a large drone.

Drones on Everest Are Changing the Game

Last week, the Sherpa team known as the Icefall...

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