Seven Italian climbers missing in Nepal as storms, avalanches leave 9 dead
Italy says communication between rescue teams, local officials, foreign diplomatic missions ‘extremely challenging’.
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Climbers to mark 70 years of Everest summit amid climate concerns
Conditions on the peak raise concerns for mountaineering community and people whose livelihoods depend on visitors.
First double amputee to climb Everest says will work for disabled
Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha soldier for British army in Afghanistan, now wants to help people with disabilities.
‘Everest Man’ Kami Rita Sherpa reclaims record with 27th summit
Kami Rita reclaims record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday.
Nepal issues record 454 Mount Everest climbing permits
More than 900 climbers to head up world’s highest peak four years after at least four deaths blamed on overcrowding.
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Coping with climate change on Mt Everest
Rising temperatures make it harder for visitors and locals to reach the peak.
Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain
Sherpa becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 tallest peaks twice after reaching top of Gasherbrum II.
From: Witness
The Wall of Shadows: A Sherpa’s moral dilemma
A Sherpa family considers breaking a taboo to climb the most sacred and dangerous mountain in the Himalayas.
Published On 1 Dec 2021
Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2
Shehroze Kashif youngest ever to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, two months after climbing Mt Everest.
![In May, Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to scale Mount Everest [Twitter]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/E7W7PRUX0AM_E5O.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
From: 101 East
The Widows of Everest
101 East travels to Nepal to meet the Sherpa women defying tradition to conquer the world’s highest mountain.
Published On 15 Jul 2021
‘Fear and panic’ as COVID ravages Nepali villages near Mt Everest
Sherpa villages in the lap of Mount Everest are reeling from COVID-19 as climbing season ends on world’s highest peak.
![This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers looking back at Camp 4 during their ascent to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal [Lakpa Sherpa/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_9BE3PP-1.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)