Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Everest

Double amputee Gurkha veteran reaches summit of Mount Everest

Hari Budha Magar reached the peak despite being a double amputee since an explosion in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Double amputee climber makes history by scaling Mount Everest

A veteran has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest

Evening Standard · May 21, 2023

Indian-origin man goes missing after reaching summit of Mount Everest

‘Through his satellite phone, he told me that he had made it to the summit. But then he followed with bad news, saying he would not be able to make it down’

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Everest Curry King, London: ‘It’s a simple place, but oh so good’

This curry house in Lewisham is much loved by locals, but the cooking is so gorgeous that outsiders make the journey too. By Jay Rayner

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

British Army veteran Hari Budha Magar makes history as first double above-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest

Hari Budha Magar, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan, becomes the first double above-knee amputee to conquer Mount Everest.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions

Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his ascent would raise awareness about disability.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Britain’s record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky'

Mount Everest is losing snow and turning "dry and rocky", British climber Kenton Cool, who made his 17th ascent of the world’s highest peak this week, the most by a foreigner, said on Saturday.

Reuters · May 20, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

British climber scales Everest for 17th time, the most by a non-Sherpa guide

A British mountain guide has returned to Nepal’s capital after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Two more climbers die on Everest

KATHMANDU: Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said on Thursday, bringing to seven the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak in the spring climbing season.

Bangkok Post · May 18, 2023

Record-breaking amateur rocket soars higher than Mt. Everest

College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

Space · May 17, 2023

‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time

Kami Rita reclaims record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

One of the greatest mountain guides has regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the all-time record

Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest peak on Sunday for the 26th time. Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.

WEKU · May 14, 2023

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide

A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world's highest peak

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times

A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat.

Belfast Live · May 12, 2023

Derry man who trekked to Everest with 73-year-old for Foyle Search and Rescue recounts 'incredible' experience

'We were 30 minutes away and the heavens opened with snow, thunder and lightning'

Edinburgh Live · May 11, 2023

Scottish Dad speaks out over challenges faced as he climbs Everest as Spiderman

Dave Roper, known as the 'Duloch Spiderman', and his dad Kevin raised thousands of pounds for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity by taking on the mammoth hike.

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

'I was once airlifted out of raging Arctic wildfire - now I'm climbing Everest'

Peter Watson, from Hackney in London, is taking on Everest as part of the Seven Summits challenge, having escaped a raging Artic wildfire in Greenland back in 2019

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

What’s the weather like near the summit of Mount Everest?

Data from world’s highest weather station shows wind chill plunging to −83C and frostbite possible in less than a minute

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Seattle doctor becomes first foreign tourist to die climbing Mount Everest this year

Jonathan Sugarman’s death was ‘not the result of a climbing accident or route condition’, says travel company

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

'Death zone' queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world’s tallest peak.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

How walking to help with Parkinson's symptoms escalated to an Everest hike

After being diagnosed, Sandi Gerschwitz's doctor recommended walking to help her condition. Now, the Queensland mum is taking on a 12-day, 125 km hike in Nepal.

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2023

Tyrone man’s Everest climb for family members suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

Ciarán Conway (33) from Cranagh took to the Nepalese mountain range as part of a fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis Northern Ireland.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

My Everest review – disabled man’s Himalayan trek is the toughest of challenges

Adventure film follows Max Stainton, who has cerebral palsy, as he battles expectations and great physical pain to reach the Everest base camp

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Noel Hanna: Mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest 10 times dies during expedition in Nepal

Tributes to climbing ‘legend’ who scaled Mount Everest 10 times

1 … 14 15 16 17

Coverage From

People

Christian Schmollinger

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Foyle Search and Rescue

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.