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Nepal

Nepal’s plan to tackle uphill task on Mount Everest: clean up waste

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‘History has vanished with him’: last link to Everest’s first summit dies at 92

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Accidents and disasters in China

Editorial | Everest rescue shows danger of taking risks for social media glory

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Hikers stranded on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest have been guided to safety by rescuers, according to officials from Tingri county in Shigatse city, Tibet. Photo: Handout
Accidents and disasters in China

800 people rescued in China after being stranded by Everest blizzard

Snow that crushed climbers’ tents and cut off all descent routes from the base camp.

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Accidents and disasters in China

1 dead in Qinghai, hundreds evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues

200 people still stranded as of Monday morning after unseasonal weather blasts hikers at start of ‘golden week’ holiday.

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A rescue effort is underway on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest after an unseasonal blizzard struck on the weekend, stranding hundreds of hikers. Photo: Handout
Drones

Video | Drones clear rubbish on Mount Everest

Drones join climbers at Everest Base Camp as they help clear rubbish and deliver supplies to those taking on Mount Everest.

Nepal

Nepal uses drones to clean up Mount Everest’s trash-covered slopes

Between mid-April and mid-May, the drones operated by Nepal-based firm Airlift Technology handled more than 280 kilograms of refuse.

Climbing and mountaineering

The Hong Kong bar owner who climbed over dead to stand on top of the world

Raj Gurung joins just handful of Hongkongers to successfully reach summit of Mount Everest.

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Raj Gurung poses at the summit of Mount Everest with a Hong Kong flag. Photo: Dreamers Destination Treks & Expedition
Nepal

British climbers conquer Everest in record time using Xenon gas innovation

Xenon is a colourless, odourless gas with anaesthetic properties that can improve acclimatisation and protect against altitude sickness.

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest thanks to the help of Xenon gas. Photo: Handout
Nepal

Nepal to demand experience for Everest climbers in new safety push

Aspiring to conquer the world’s highest peak? Nepal says not so fast – you’ll need a 7,000-metre climb in the country under your belt first.

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Nepal

Record-breaking sherpa Kami Rita to climb Everest for 31st time

Kami Rita holds the record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest at 30 times – in May last year he climbed the peak twice.

Space

Spacewalks? Summiting Mount Everest? Scott Parazynski’s done both

From Nasa missions to scaling Everest, Scott Parazynski shares his inspiring journey – and his advice for adventurers on how to succeed.

Ex-Nasa astronaut Scott Parazynski in Hong Kong. Parazynski is the first person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest. He shares his journey, and advice for would-be adventurers. Photo: Nora Tam
Nepal

Planning a helicopter tour of Everest? Nepal has some bad news for you

Officials say locals angry at the environmental impact of helicopter flights and loss of income from trekkers have threatened landing sites.

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A helicopter flies around the Everest region in Nepal last year. Photo: EPA-EFE
Climbing and mountaineering

Who first reached Everest’s summit? This boot may help rewrite history

Did Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine reach the world’s highest peak before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? This discovery could be a vital clue.

Nepal

At just 18, he’s already climbed all the highest peaks on Earth

Nepali teen Nima Rinji Sherpa is no stranger to the world’s high places, hailing from a family of record-holding mountaineers.

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Nepal

Clearing Mount Everest’s highest camp of frozen garbage to take years

Since the peak was first conquered in 1953, thousands have scaled it, leaving behind tonnes of rubbish such as tents and oxygen bottles.

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A member of the Nepal government-funded team uses a spade to remove frozen trash en route the Mount Everest in 2021. Photo: Peak Promotion via AP
Asia travel

Destinations known | Peak insanity? Another deadly pre-monsoon climbing season on Everest

The death toll of Everest climbers continues to mount, with overcrowding near the summit of the world’s highest peak a contributory factor. Why are so many so eager to reach the top?

Nepal

Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season

Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.

Nepal

‘Courageous’ Nepali smashes women’s record for fastest Everest ascent by 11 hours

Climbers usually take days to reach the top of the 8,849-metre mountain, but Phunjo Lama conquered the world’s highest peak in 14 hours and 31 minutes.

Nepal’s Phunjo Lama has broken the record for fastest ascent to Everest by a woman. Photo: Instagram/Phunjo_lama
Nepal

Kenyan climber dies on Everest, guide missing as seasonal fatalities rise

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui’s body was spotted between the summit and the Hillary Step, while a search team deployed to locate guide Nawang Sherpa.

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Mountaineers at the Khumbu Glacier during their ascend to Mount Everest’s summit on May 3. Photo: AFP
Climbing and mountaineering

Nepal’s ‘Everest man’ reaches peak for record 30th time

Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, first scaled Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has since climbed the mountain almost every year.

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Nepal

Everest is a dirty, trash-strewn mess. Is it too late for Nepal to fix it?

Thousands of tonnes of waste have been left on the world’s highest mountain over the years. Some working on the clean-up say the only way to stop more piling up is putting curbs on expeditions.

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Nepal

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ notches record 29th summit of world’s highest mountain

Kami Rita Sherpa first reached the top of Mount Everest in 1994. Since then he has climbed the 8,849-metre peak almost every year, guiding clients.

Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as “Everest Man”. Photo: AFP
Asia travel

How the selfie crowd, unused to high-altitude trekking, are ruining Everest

As more trekkers and climbers are drawn to Mount Everest and Nepal’s other Himalayan peaks, trails and slopes are becoming overcrowded and debris-strewn.

Tents pitched at Everest base camp in Nepal. Photo: AFP
Singapore

‘Nothing is impossible’: 5-year-old is youngest Singaporean to reach Everest camp

Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz, 5, has become the youngest Singaporean to reach the Mount Everest base camp, completing the feat with his father, Zikri Ali, on Monday.

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Nepal

‘Our mountains have begun to stink’: Everest climbers must now buy poop bags

Authorities implemented the rule in response to a smelly, unsightly situation, as the extreme cold of Everest prevents faeces from fully degrading.

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