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Get to Base Camp Late! Tips We Learned at a Mount Everest Safety Briefing.
Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...
Video: Here’s Where Mount Everest Climbers Gear Up in Kathmandu
Our Everest columnist takes us on a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of outdoor gear shops and a ...
Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mount Everest for a 31st time and break his own record
One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd ...
Everest: Hundreds Flock to Base Camp in Another Record Year
About 500 climbers are already in Everest Base Camp. Hundreds more are on the way. The rope fixers have reached Camp 1 and ...
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These boots took the first American to Everest’s summit
Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition with his reindeer ... Sherpas and evacuated by helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu. An American doctor flew in to administer ...
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Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mt. Everest for a 31st time, breaking his own record
Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mt. Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu, Nepal, to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 29,032-foot summit during the spring climbing season. “I am mentally ...