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In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...
"I climbed my Everest in April, and I think after you do something like that, you've got to make your way back down, and you've got to look for another mountain to climb," he said, after a final round ...
According to Lakpa Rita Sherpa, who guided on Mount Everest for two decades and has summited the peak 17 times, some of these new ideas are generally good—such as making sure climbers have some ...
Mount Everest has suffered "traffic jams" this month, as climbers battled harsh weather to make it to the summit. Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides signed up to scale the famous ...
Did Inhaling Xenon Help? British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was that the decisive factor?
Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest less than a week after leaving London, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world's highest peak, in Nepal (Sandro Gromen via AP) ...
The climbing season on Mount Everest is about to get a much-needed shot of adrenaline. On Friday, May 9, a rope-fixing team comprised of nine climbing sherpas from guiding company 8K Expeditions ...
Those wanting to climb Mount Everest would have to provide evidence of having climbed at least one 7,000-meter (22,965 ft.) mountain in Nepal.
By the time a climber reaches the ‘Death Zone’ (~ 26,000 ft.), they will breathe a fraction of the oxygen we enjoy at sea level. Xenon Gas to Expedite Acclimatization and Climbing Time on Everest ...
Where do Mount Everest climbers buy gear in Kathmandu? It’s no secret that most Everest hopefuls arrive in Nepal with jackets, boots, harnesses, sleeping bags, and other mountaineering items.
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