More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Researchers are investigating why the ice of a glacier on Mount Everest is near the melting point despite sub-freezing air temperatures. They hypothesize that ...

With Everest climbing season opening again imminently, the idea of using drones on the world's tallest mountain to ease the load on sherpas has been making waves Officials in Nepal are gearing up to ...

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test drones that can ferry loads as heavy as 35 pounds in the high altitudes, bring back ladders used to ...

KATHMANDU -- Pemba Sherpa was at the resting spot known as The Balcony, which, at 8,430 meters, is the last level area before the summit of Mount Everest, when he decided not to keep going up.

Minister for Veterans and People Al Carns is among the team of ex-Special Forces soldiers aiming to climb Everest in a record-breaking seven days Mission: Everest will see a team of ex-Special ...

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