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Everest

News 8 years ago

Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain

Poor regulation and overcrowding are pushing Everest climbers away from Nepal to China, which is investing millions to boost a rival path to the top of the world.

People 8 years ago

Muhamad Gunawan: The mountain climbing cancer survivor

Mountain climber Muhammad “Ogun” Gunawan wants to make sure that before he passes away, his dream of conquering Mount Everest comes true.

News 8 years ago

China to bar foreign climbers from Everest's Tibet side

China will bar foreigners from climbing the Tibetan side of Mount Everest during the coming autumn season after a Polish traveller was accused of illegally crossing into Nepal last month.

News 8 years ago

Fraud at 8,848 metres: Are Everest ascents too easy to fake?

Satyarup Siddhanta only discovered he was at the center of an Everest fraud when he spotted news of a couple whose false claim to have scaled the world's highest peak has set off a debate about how mountaineering feats are authenticated.

News 8 years ago

Nepal lets Everest permit dodger off $22,000 fine

Nepal said Friday a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit can go home without paying a $22,000 fine, but banned him from mountaineering there for 10 years.

Environment 8 years ago

Cleanup on world's highest mountain removes garbage discarded by climbers

The world's tallest mountain is looking better by the day.

Lifestyle 8 years ago

California couple ties the knot on Mt. Everest

A thrill-seeking American couple and their photographer scaled Mt. Everest for an adventurous wedding that’s reaping attention on social media.

News 8 years ago

Nepal fines solo Everest climber without permit $22,000

A South African attempting to climb Mount Everest alone and without a permit has been ordered off the mountain, had his passport confiscated and will be fined $22,000, an official said Monday.

News 8 years ago

Everest braces for record number of summit attempts

Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said Thursday, prompting fears of overcrowding on the world's highest peak.