Is This the New Way to Climb Mount Everest?
Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he ...
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How to Build the World’s Highest Mountain
At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...
46 Hours, 75 Miles, and 29,028 Feet of Climbing: This Blind Trail Runner Conquered the ‘Everest’ Challenge
Victor Asenov battled sleeplessness and exhaustion for nearly two full days and covered the vertical gain equivalent of Mt. Everest.
Is “Everest” a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives
Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris ...
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Mount Everest: DJI drones show Sherpas dangerous path through Khumbu icefall
A particularly difficult undertaking is the crossing of the Khumbu Icefall, southwest of the Mount Everest summit, between the base camp and Camp I. Sherpas repeatedly have accidents and suffer ...
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Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides ... southwest of Everest’s summit. For about a year, operators have been experimenting with ...
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MP to attempt to reach summit of Everest and return to London in seven days
An MP will attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Everest and return to London within seven days, to raise awareness of veteran welfare. Veterans and people minister Alistair Carns, with three ...