The Latest Breaking News from Mount Everest

Deaths soaring on overcrowded Everest

The latest climbing season on Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is set to become one of the deadliest ever, raising questions about whether Nepal is issuing too many permits to maximise tourist revenue.

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2023

Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities

The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest has returned from the mountain pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Nepali sherpa scales Everest for 28th time as death toll rises to 11

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season rose to 11.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

Australian climber dies on Everest; NSW officer guilty of assaulting Indigenous boy; and Guy Pearce returning to Neighbours

Jason Kennison’s ascent of world’s highest mountain came 17 years after he was told he might never walk again

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Family heartbreak after Aussie man’s death on Mount Everest

Jason Bernard Kennison, a Perth-based mining engineer who was originally from South Australia, has died while descending Mount Everest.

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

Australian climber Jason Kennison dies on Mount Everest while returning from summit

Forty-year-old, who was raising money for Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, spent years recovering from a spinal injury after being told he might never walk again

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Australian man Jason Kennison dies during Mount Everest climb

Australian man Jason Kennison dies while descending Mount Everest, a climb he had undertaken to raise money for Spinal Cord Injuries Australia.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

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

Seven years of scaling Everest

LUCKNOW: On May 21, 2016, as the clock struck 8.30am, Aparna Kumar, an IPS officer and a mother of two, was on top of the world, literally, as she had become the first police officer to scale the mighty Mount Everest. Seven years on, Kumar, who has already completed the…

The Times of India · May 21, 2023