The Latest Breaking News from Mount Everest

Ben Fogle shares graphic photos as he removes tattoo and warns fans 'think before you ink'

Ben Fogle reached the summit of Mount Everest in May 2018, and had the mountain’s height - 8,848m - inked on his wrist, but now he’s had second thoughts over his choice of tattoo

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023

Nepal urged to tighten climbing rules to cut Everest deaths

Weak climbers being led up Mount Everest by expedition operators with insufficient experience are causing problems, a veteran mountain guide said on Sunday, after one of the deadliest climbing seasons in years on the world's highest mountain.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Tonnes of rubbish left behind by climbers trekking to Mount Everest

Food wrappers, tents, plastic and human waste being discarded by climbers staying at the mountain's base camps.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2023

Nepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest 'death zone' rescue

(This May 31 story has been refiled to fix the temperature to -22F, instead of 88F, in paragraph 2)

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Everest camp turned into huge rubbish dump on 70th anniversary of first scaling

Seventy years after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hilary became the first people to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain was filmed covered in piles of rubbish left by climbers

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2023

Climate change to blame for up to 17 deaths on Mount Everest, experts say

Nepal’s head of tourism says variable weather on the mountain has led to one of the deadliest years on record

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

U.S. climber urges better policing to keep Everest free from garbage

A renowned U.S. mountain guide, who recently achieved the rare feat of climbing Mount Everest and two nearby peaks in less than three weeks, said on Tuesday Nepal needs to do a better job of policing the world's highest mountain to save it from garbage.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees 'no future' in Nepal

Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time.

Reuters · May 29, 2023

Nepal honours Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s government honoured record-holding climbers on May 29 during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago.

The Hindu · May 29, 2023

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s government is honoring record-holding climbers during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023