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Kanchha Sherpa, a member of the expedition team that placed Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of the world’s highest mountain, gestures during a celebration in Kathmandu in 2013. Photo: AFP
Nepal

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

Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the peak on May 29, 1953.

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Accidents and disasters in China

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

Accidents and disasters in China

800 people rescued in China after being stranded by Everest blizzard

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SCMP Highlights

China’s factory robot army; a ‘new global energy system’: SCMP daily highlights

From Chinese mining firms sued in Zambia to China’s 300,000-strong industrial robot army, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Rescuers guide hikers through heavy snow down the eastern slopes of Mount Everest while hundreds remain stranded. Photo: Handout
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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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.

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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.

A drone model from Chinese producer DJI being tested on Mount Everest in 2024. Photo: dpa
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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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.

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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A mountaineer holds on to a rope during an ice climbing session at Everest Base Camp in Nepal earlier this month. Photo: Reuters
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.

Climbers on a glacier at a base camp, 5,364 m (17,598 ft) above sea level, of Mt. Everest in Nepal, April 26 2024. Nepalese climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record on 12 May that year after successfully climbing Mt Everest for the 29th time. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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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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.

A sock embroidered with “A.C. Irvine”, along with a boot, were discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the north face of Mount Everest. Photo: Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP
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.

Nepali climber Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, atop Mount Makalu in May. Photo: Instagram/nimasherpa_official
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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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?

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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.

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said on Tuesday. Photo: Shutterstock/File
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

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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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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Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa gestures to the crowd upon arriving at the Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu on May 25 last year. Photo: AFP
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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Team members of the Clean Mountain Campaign sort through trash at Everest Base Camp. Photo: Clean Mountain Campaign/Handout
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.

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.

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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Zikri Ali and his son Abyan at Mount Everest base camp on April 29. Photo: Instagram/abyan.irkiz
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.

A Nepalese sherpa collecting garbage, left by climbers, at an altitude of 8,000 metres during the Everest clean-up expedition at Mount Everest. Photo: AFP
Science

On the roof of the world, a Chinese team tests extremes of environmental science

Researchers summit Cho Oyu, one of the planet’s highest mountains to monitor high-altitude changes and their effects on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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Pakistan

Video | Mountaineer's mission: Restoring the majestic beauty of K2

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