In “The Ghosts Above,” Sony Artisan photographer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk join an expedition to solve the Mount Everest mystery of who reached the summit first.
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Mount Everest has grown by nearly a metre to new height
Mount Everest height goes up…
The Height of Mount Everest May Change Soon
A group of eight researchers from China just summited the mountain with the sole mission of getting the most accurate measurement to date of the world’s tallest peak
First all-women team from Africa set to summit Mt. Everest in 2020
Four courageous South African women are preparing to summit Mt. Everest in April and May 2020 as the first all-women team from Africa to complete the climb
New Rules Make Everest More Expensive Than Ever
effective January 1, 2019, several new rules will be put in place for expeditions on Cho Oyu, Shishapangma and, of course, Everest.
Has Everest’s iconic Hillary Step really collapsed? Here’s the science
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.
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
