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Everest traffic jams: What’s the point of climbing this mountain anymore?

SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo gives an insider’s perspective on the madness and tragedy of human traffic jams at the top of the world’s highest mountain.

May 30, 2019
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At least 11 people have died while climbing Mount Everest since the start of the 2019 spring climbing season. The world’s highest mountain is swamped with climbers, leading to deadly queues for a...01:32
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Traffic jam on Mount Everest
May 28, 2019
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Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak and attracts hundreds of climbers each year. At least 600 people have climbed the mountain this year - but on their way up to the summit, they’ve left...01:23
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June 18, 2018
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June 2, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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A Chinese expedition team has successfully summited Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. They will set up the world's highest weather station at 8,800 metres (28,871ft). The expedition...01:22
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Chinese team climbs Everest
May 4, 2022
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A team of 14 researchers and mountaineers has scaled the world’s tallest mountain, Everest, or Qomolangma, as it’s known in China, to install new weather-monitoring equipment that will provide...01:45
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A weather station for Mount Everest
April 29, 2022
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Standing on the border between Nepal and China, Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain and a huge draw for climbers from around the world. Ahead of the 2022 season, a team of eight Nepali...01:59
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Nepal guides fix ropes on Everest
March 21, 2022
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A woman from Hong Kong set a new world record this week by reaching the world’s highest peak in just 25 hours and 50 minutes. Ada Tsang Yin-hung set out from base camp at 1.20pm local time on May...02:06
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Hong Kong woman sets Mount Everest record
May 31, 2021
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Mountaineers are using oxygen-deprivation tents ahead of their expeditions to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. As Covid-19 infections surge in Nepal, a growing number of climbers are pre...02:08
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Everest climbers ‘camp’ at home
May 21, 2021
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Mount Everest has grown, at least in terms of the official height according to new measurements agreed by China and Nepal. The Himalayan neighbours announced on December 8, 2020, that they have...01:58
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China, Nepal settle Everest height debate
December 9, 2020
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A Chinese surveying and mapping team set out to climb Mount Everest on May 6, in order to accurately measure the height of the world's highest mountain.01:05
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Measuring the height of Mount Everest
May 7, 2020
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Mount Everest had the deadliest climbing season since 2015. 11 people have died, including nine on the Nepal side and two on the Tibet side. Nick Hollis, a 45-year-old British mountaineer recounted...01:52
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‘Incompetent climbers’ drive Everest death toll
June 6, 2019
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Mount Everest had the deadliest climbing season since 2015. Eleven people have died, including nine on the Nepal side and two on the Tibet side. Nick Hollis, a 45-year-old British mountaineer...01:52
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‘Incompetent climbers’ drive Everest death toll
June 6, 2019
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