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Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers

People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s. We take a closer look at their vital role in these high-risk expeditions

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Race from sea level: British Xenon gas climbers summit Everest in just five days, but now US national claims to have done it in less than four

It took the Army veterans just five days to get from London to the summit of the world's tallest mountain; but now Andrew Ushakov claims to have reached the top of the mountain even faster

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British climbers first to scale Mount Everest using new method

Their climb is one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak

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“Black rocky hills have started to appear” - Experts witness the devastating toll of climate change on Mount Everest in eye-opening fly-by

Scientists and Nepali lawmakers spotted a drastic reduction in snow-coverage on the Himalayan peaks

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A renowned mountain guide puts clients on Everest summit less than a week after they left London

An expert mountain guide has put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest less than a week after they left London, one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak

The Independent UK

Survivor of Mount Everest avalanche that killed thousands remembers moment of terror

He plans to scale 446 mountains across England and Wales in 50 days for charity

The Independent UK

This British climber has climbed Mount Everest 19 times. Now he wants to do it again

The 51-year-old scaled the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak on Sunday along with several other climbers

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Record-setting British climber says he will scale Everest again next year, targeting his 20th summit

A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide, says he is already planning his next attempt

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Indian and Romanian climbers die on Nepal’s Mount Lhotse during Himalayan spring climbing season

Deaths bring this spring’s toll in the Himalayas to at least eight, including two on Mount Everest

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British climber sets new record with 19th Everest summit, the most by a non-Sherpa

Kenton Cool broke his own record to climb the world’s highest mountain

The Independent UK

Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest

An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds more are attempting to scale the world's highest peak

The Independent UK

Why you’ve probably never heard of the first woman to summit Everest

ANALYSIS: She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall

The Independent UK

Fifty years ago, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest – why do so few people know her story?

It was May 4 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away from their scheduled bid for the summit of Mount Everest. Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south…

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Former Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit

Mitch Hutchcraft set off from Dover last September and reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday.

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Pro wrestler, who claims to have set new world record performing skateboard stunt midway through Mount Everest climb, successfully summits

Samuel Ratsch, better known as wrestler Darby Allin, reckons he performed the world's highest kickflip. Despite being an inexperienced climber, he's successfully reached the peak

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"Running up a mountain like a bird spreading its wings": Karl Egloff's quest to become the fastest man to climb the seven summits

The 44-year-old speed climber has Mount Everest in his sights as he strives to become the fastest to climb the tallest mountains on all seven continents

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Nepal announces major rule change for anyone who wants to climb Everest

New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks

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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

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Sherpa climber set to break his own record for ascents of Mount Everest

Rita departed Kathmandu on Sunday to lead a climbing expedition to the 8,849-meter summit

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Blind ultra-runner climbs the equivalent of Mount Everest in non-stop endurance challenge

Victor Asenov ran up Bulgaria's Vitosha mountain 19 times in 46 hours, ascending more than 29,000ft

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What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment more reliable

Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health.

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Civilization 7's post-launch roadmap will bring the Bermuda Triangle and Mount Everest to all players in March

While paid DLC adds Ada Lovelace and Simon Bolivar.

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Daredevil climbers banned from ascending Mount Everest without support

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts

International Business Times

Nepal Resumes Rescue Helicopter Flights To Mount Everest

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers.

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Fancy a new climbing challenge? Hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Everest discovered under the Earth’s surface

The two ginormous structures are more than 620 miles tall, dwarfing anything above ground

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