Everest

Close shot of Nawang Sherpa, carrying a backpack

Sherpa Who Died With Client Had No Previous Everest Experience

Some weeks ago, we published the testimony of an...
Close shot of Nawang Sherpa, carrying a backpack

Here is Nawang Sherpa, Who Died on Everest Out of Loyalty

Nawang Sherpa died because he refused to abandon his...
Thame village flooded today.

Everest Region: Thame Village Flooded

Thame, a village near Everest and the birthplace of...
Everest cast its shadow on surrounding peaks and clouds

How Responsible Are Sherpas For the Lives of Their Clients?

Whether or not to turn around is one of...
Close shot of Pasang Lhamu in 1990's mountain gear.

Female Everest Pioneers Honored on Netflix — and the Moon

Two Sherpa women who made history on Everest are...
A large drone soard from Everest Base Camp

Drones Will Help Sherpas Avoid Everest Icefall Next Year

Tests carried out on Everest last spring with cargo...
aerial of the Khumbu Icefall on Everest

Amazing Drone Footage of Everest, From Base Camp to Summit

As drones improve, the aerial worlds they open up...
A dead body on the snow on Everest and ropes going down the slope

Everest Ropes Mystery: The Other Side Speaks

Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes...
Purja on the summit of Everest

Everest: Nirmal Purja Posts Video of Cut Ropes, Shares Details

The last teams on Everest are back down. Among...
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...
Climbers on a snow-loaded summit ride on Everest, in clouds

Everest ‘Dirty Politics’ Leads To Claim Of Rope Cutting, Gov. Investigation

Nirmal Purja made bold claims on Sunday, posting on...
Polackova holds some flags on the summit of Everest in a sunny day, Makalu in background

Lenka Polackova Joins Everest No-O2 List

As Everest summit reports keep arriving, there are some...
Shrestha with clothes frosted, on the summit of Everest in bad weather

Nepalese Woman Summits Everest A Third Time

In an unusual feat, Purnima Shrestha of Nepal has...
a few climbers with headlamps on the summit of Everest at sunrise

Everest Numbers Approach Final Tally as Summit Wave Fades

At least 570 climbers, including foreigners and locals, have...
Phunjo Lama at an airport, with sunglasses and a cap

Records Fall on Everest: Phunjo Lama Climbs in 14.5 hours

Local climbers are claiming records on the highest peak...
Climbers on Everest summit ridge, a gap on it, a clmiber hangs from the fixed rope and tried to crawl up back to the ridge

Terrifying Footage of Everest Cornice Accident

As Everest climbers return to a wifi connection in...
a climber points four fingers on the summit of Everest

Everest’s Lonely North Side Summited Today

The team from Furtenbach Adventures summited Everest this morning...
Piotr Krzyżowski at Camp 2 on Everest

Everest and Lhotse Without O2 in Single Push

Forty-eight hours after summiting Lhotse, Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland...
Black and White photo of Cheruiyot Kirui on Everest.

Kenyan Found Dead on Everest, Guide Still Missing

A search team has found Kenyan climber Joshua Cheruiyot...
Close shot of Skalzang Rigzin with sunglasses and baseball cap

Indian Summits Everest No-O2

Climbing without supplementary oxygen, Skalzang Rigzin of India summited...
Kami Rita Sherpa with ice background

Kami Rita Sherpa Sets New Everest Summits Record

For thousands of people worldwide, summiting Everest is at...
climbers in line along the ridge of Everest in the morning

Two More Missing on Everest

Seven Summit Treks reports that two team members have...
Climbers on O2 at the traverse on Everest north side

Everest North Side: One Small Team Heads For the Summit

Climbers currently enduring endless queues on the South Side...

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