Everest

Climbers with headlamps on at Everest's Hillary Step, with dawn barely clearing up the night sky.

Countless Everest Summits in Wednesday Rush

Today has been the busiest day of the season...
May 20, 2026
Bartek Ziemski stands on the summit of everest with skis strapped to his bckpack and an air-trimming mask.

Bartek Ziemski on Skiing Everest

Everyone is impressed with Bartek Ziemski's no-oxygen ascent and...
May 19, 2026
bartek Ziemski on the summit of Everest with skis on the backpack and no O2.

Bartek Ziemski Skis Down Everest!

Bartek Ziemski of Poland has made it. Today, he...
May 19, 2026
Pemba Gelje takes a selfie of his summit group on top of everest in a sunny day.

Long Everest Lines to The Summit, Ziemski Eyes a Ski Descent

With the gates to the summit of Everest wide...
May 18, 2026
Ernst Reiss on the summit of Lhotse on May 18, 1956.

The 70th Anniversary of the First Ascent of Lhotse

Today is the 70th anniversary of the first ascent...
May 18, 2026
closeup of Kami Rita Sherpa

Massive Everest Summit Wave Begins

The first groups among hundreds of climbers expected on...
May 17, 2026
A line of lights from Sherpas' headlamps in the night on Everest and Lhotse.

Everest Crowds Start Toward the Summit

While jet stream winds are hitting the top thousand...
May 15, 2026
Poster of Tim Howell and his Wingsuit 8K project

Tim Howell Bitten By Venomous Snake, Cancels Lhotse Wingsuit Flight

A freak encounter with a venomous snake has forced...
May 14, 2026
Climbners about to reach the summit of Everest today, along a windy ridge.

Everest Route Opens, But Weather Window Closes

The joint effort of a large Sherpa team has...
May 13, 2026
zoom image of some tiny figures of Sherpas on the summit ridge of Everest.

Sherpas Reach Everest Summit; Some Clients Follow

A large team of at least 10 Sherpas taking...
May 13, 2026
Four people posing in everest BC by a chorten

Bartek Ziemski Skis Down Lhotse — No O2!

In an impressive, old-fashioned climb, Bartek Ziemski of Poland...
May 12, 2026
tents on the slope of Lhotse face and three climbers clipped to fixed ropes

Sherpa Dies in Fall on Everest’s Lhotse Face

A young Sherpa porter died last night in a...
May 12, 2026
Climbers at the Hillary step on Everest.

One Dead on Everest As Leadership Conflict Hastens Race to the Summit

The race for the summit of Everest is on,...
May 11, 2026
Anatoli Boukreev approaches Everest's Hillary Step on May 10, 1996.

The 1996 Everest Tragedy, 30 Years Later

Thirty years ago, on the night of May 10-11,...
May 10, 2026
A sherpa on a fixed rope approaches Everest's South Col.

Sherpas Reach Camp 4 on Everest

After two days of fierce wind, the weather has...
May 8, 2026
A climber in the night crossing a ladder on a crevasse.

More Delays on Everest As Storm Pauses Route Fixing

After relentless bad weather at the beginning of the...
May 7, 2026
Khumbu icefall in the night with lights from the line of climbers.

Everest Sherpas Approach South Col Amid Strange Goings-On in Base Camp

After weeks of delay, Sherpas are rushing to open...
May 6, 2026
A helicopter about to land on top of a serac, a group of climbers , one of them hanging from a rope, below.

Everest: Two Injured in Khumbu Icefall Avalanche

A climber from India and another from Nepal were...
May 5, 2026
A drone with the West Shoulder of Everest in background.

Everest Work Delayed Again as Authorities Ban Cargo Drones

Just when things started to go smoothly on Everest,...
May 2, 2026
Sherpas in line on a snow slope with the serac in front of them.

The Everest Whirlwind Begins; First Incidents

After weeks of delay, Everest is now bursting with...
May 1, 2026
Two sherpa climbers among seracs with aluminium ladders.

Everest Icefall Route Is Working So Far

Today, dozens of climbers crossed the newly opened route...
April 29, 2026
Sherpas wave hands in the Khumbu Icefall

Everest: Khumbu Icefall Finally Opens

A joint effort by Sherpas from several teams has...
April 28, 2026
Sherpas looking at the khumbu icefall.

Everest Khumbu Icefall Update: Caution Still Advised

The Sherpas' appraisal of the condition of the Khumbu...
April 27, 2026
climbers with icefall background

Is The Everest Icefall Problem Solved? Sherpa Teams Send Contradictory Messages

Because it's their livelihood, the Nepalese are keen to...
April 26, 2026

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