Nepal mulls minimum Everest criteria after deadly season

Nepal mulls minimum Everest criteria after deadly season

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.
'Black box' reveals last moments of doomed Himalayan climbers

'Black box' reveals last moments of doomed Himalayan climbers

Indian authorities on Monday (Jul 8) showed heart-wrenching images of the final moments of an international team of climbers swept away in an avalanche as they attempted to scale an unconquered Himalayan peak.