China shuts down Everest over coronavirus
March 13, 2020 | 13:12
China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of COVID-19 fears, expedition organisers said Thursday (Mar 12), ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak.
Nepal mulls minimum Everest criteria after deadly season
August 15, 2019 | 10:00
Climbers wanting to take on Mount Everest will first have to tackle another Nepal mountain of at least 6,500m under new proposals by a committee seeking to improve safety on the world's highest peak.
Everest logjam fails to thwart climber's record 14-peak bid
May 29, 2019 | 14:04
Former Gurkha soldier Nirmal Purja remains on target to conquer the world's 14 highest mountains in a record-breaking seven months despite death-defying queues on the biggest peak of them all.
Australian breaks world record with Everest summit
May 15, 2018 | 09:28
An Australian climber reached the top of Mount Everest on Monday (May 14), becoming the fastest person to summit the highest mountain on each of the world's seven continents.
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