The Hillary Step, a rocky outcrop at 8,770m, just beneath the summit of Everest (8,850m), has finally succumbed to gravity and partially collapsed.
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Everest bid abandoned by Johannesburg’s Saray Khumalo
It was third time unlikely for Saray Khumalo‚ who had hoped to plant the South African flag on Mount Everest to become the first black African woman to summit the world’s highest mountain.
Mystery surrounds ‘discovery of four bodies’ in tent on Mount Everest
Nepalese officials cast doubt on Thursday on the reported discovery of four bodies at the highest camp on Mount Everest, saying no climbers have been reported missing.
Mount Everest, no permit =’s Big Fine
A South African who attempted to climb Mount Everest without permission has been arrested in Nepal, where he faces a $22,000 fine — double the cost of the permit he was trying to avoid.
Ueli Steck, Dies Near Everest at 40
Yesterday, Ueli Steck, the Swiss climber commonly regarded as one of the most formidable alpinists to ever live, was making a solo ascent of Nuptse
The biological secrets that make Sherpas superhuman mountaineers
Mount Everest is the ultimate test for adventurers trying to test their boundaries, but when it comes to climbing this natural monument, one group of people excel — Sherpas.
Pop up Restaurant on Mount Everest
… then eat at “a Pop-Up restaurant like no other” located at an altitude of about 17,000 feet in Everest’s base camp.
The Paradox of Doping in Mountain Climbing
Using it (oxygen), they maintain, is indeed like doping—with all the associated stigma heaped on it. “It brings the mountain down to your level,”
SA Born Women dies on Everest
A 34-year-old Australian woman, who was born in South Africa, has died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest
Nepal may ban disabled climbers from Everest
Nepal is considering banning severely disabled climbers and those deemed too old from Everest and other mountains in an attempt to improve safety
