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The Latest Breaking News from Everest

Mythbusting: do you really weigh less on the summit of a high mountain?

Our mountaineering expert delves into the science to answer this mind-bending question

Advnture

Astounding DJI video shows drones cleaning litter from Mount Everest—saving lives of unsung sherpas

The drone tech is impressive, but the message of this film hits harder than knowing the DJI Flycart 30 can cope in the cold

Digital Camera World

DJI soars to new heights to tackle Mount Everest’s trash troubles

DJI's DJI FlyCart 30 has gone where no other drone has gone before and for a good cause

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‘It doesn’t make any sense’: new twist in mystery of Mount Everest and the British explorers’ missing bodies

A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to conquer the summit. Mallory’s body was later discovered, but now the remains of both are nowhere to be found. Who moved them?

The Guardian - UK

Millionaire ‘desk jockey’ gives incredible step-by-step guide to hiking Everest with no training: ‘Humbling’

‘I firmly believe that ANYONE with average fitness can do this,’ he said

The Independent UK

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest

One of the greatest Mount Everest guides is concerned about the peak’s growing piles of garbage

The Independent UK

Concerns grow over overcrowding on Mount Everest with one Brit missing

Anyone willing to buy a permit can currently climb Everest

The Independent UK

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‘Not possible’ to search for British climber feared dead after going missing on Everest

Nepali official says Daniel Paterson and a sherpa fell on their way down from “a very high altitude” on the Chinese side of the mountain, complicating any rescue effort

The Independent UK

British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit

Dan Paterson and Pastenji Sherpa went missing during descent after landslide of snow and ice on mountain

The Guardian - UK

Partner of British man missing in Mount Everest ‘death zone’ issues plea for help with search

Daniel Paul Peterson, 40, slipped and fell when an ice mound collapsed during expedition

The Independent UK

Desperate search launched as British man goes missing after reaching Mount Everest summit

Daniel Paterson’s partner has set up an ‘urgent’ GoFundMe page to fund a search and rescue effort on the world’s highest mountain

Evening Standard

Video footage shows before and after tragedy atop Mount Everest

A climbing guide atop Mt. Everest captured video of the crowded summit ridge before a cornice collapsed in a tragedy in which two went missing.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sherpa guide Kami Rita who climbed Everest 30 times vows to return to the mountain next year

Sherpa guide Kami Rita is back from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent of the world’s highest peak, vowing to return to the mountain again next year

The Independent UK

British climber and guide 'missing in death zone' after reaching summit of Mount Everest

Their expedition group was reportedly hit by falling ice as they made their way back down from the summit

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

A renowned Sherpa mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest for record 30th time which was his second trip to the top of the world this month

International Business Times

Nepali Reaches Summit Of Everest For Record 30th Time

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record Wednesday as the person to have scaled Mount Everest the most times, achieving the milestone 30th ascent of the world's highest peak.

Advnture

Sherpa guide "synonymous with the world’s highest peak" summits Everest for the 29th time

Kami Rita has been scaling the world's highest peak nearly every year since 1994

Evening Standard

Two world records broken on Mount Everest in single day

Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 29th time on Sunday

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International Business Times

Nepali, British Climbers Extend Everest Records

Mount Everest saw a record-breaking day Sunday as Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa and Briton Kenton Cool reached the top of the world's highest mountain, extending their records for the most summits by a Nepali and a foreigner.

Kiplinger

What Brings High-Net-Worth People to Everest?

Everest, Inc. author Will Cockrell discusses why high-net-worth people flock to climb Mount Everest.

The Hindu

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump

On Everest’s more heavily traversed Nepal side, fields of garbage – including cans, bottles, plastic and human and animal excrement are found

Newcastle Herald

Daniel Scott's breathtaking postcard from the Top of the World

Trip of a lifetime to foot of Mount Everest.

The Guardian - UK

Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory’s final Everest attempt

It’s almost a century since the 1924 expedition ended in tragedy, yet the question of whether the climbers conquered the summit remains unanswered

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on overtourism: sometimes, the planet’s hotspots are best left unvisited

From Everest to Machu Picchu, we can’t get enough of those ‘must-see’ places. It’s time to show some restraint