Helicopter crashes during rescue amid unseasonably heavy snowfall that halts Everest tourism in Nepal, Tibet

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonally heavy snow, and a ...

Heavy snowfall from cyclone winds halts Everest tourism in Nepal, Tibet

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to heavy snow brought by cyclone ...
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Nepal honors record-holding climbers during 70th anniversary of 1st Mount Everest ascent

Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing concern about temperatures ...

Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first Mount Everest expedition team, has died at 92. He was part of the 1953 team that helped New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing ...
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Nepal has granted a record number of permits to climb Everest despite potential for traffic jams in the so-called 'death zone'

Nepal has granted a record number of permits to climb Mount Everest this season. Experts worry that more permits will lead to more deaths as climbers crowd the "death zone." In 2019, 11 climbers ...
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Nepali Sherpa breaks her own record for most Mount Everest summits by a woman

Kathmandu, Nepal — A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday. Lhakpa Sherpa and ...
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Tourists stranded at Lukla Airport in Nepal as Everest flights grounded by bad weather

Hundreds of tourists are stranded at Lukla Airport, Nepal, as adverse weather cancels flights to Everest region for the third ...