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Chinese leader refers to Mount Everest as ‘Chomolungma’ at Nepal forum, raising eyebrows
During the Sagarmatha Sambaad in Nepal, China's Vice Chairman Xiao Jie repeatedly referred to Mount Everest as "Chomolungma," ...
Why these climbers’ plan to scale Everest in a week is getting blowback
An experienced Austrian mountaineer named Lukas Furtenbach has shortened Everest trips to weeks with “flash” expeditions that used hypoxic tents. He approached the four men with the idea of cutting ...
He reached Mt Everest, and refused to descend from there, then THIS happened...
An Indian and a Filipino climber died on Mount Everest during the 2025 spring climbing season, becoming the first fatalities ...
What’s getting more expensive, eye on 2028, climbing Mount Everest: Catch up on the day’s stories
2️⃣ Eye on 2028: The next presidential primaries are still nearly three years away, but the jockeying to replace Trump has ...
There Was a Dramatic Helicopter Rescue on Mount Everest
After a Czech climber suffered altitude sickness on the world’s highest peak, a helicopter pilot executed a dramatic ...
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50 years since first woman scaled Everest
While 66% of women who attempt the world's tallest mountain succeed, against 75% for men, their fatality rate is lower: A ...
She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name
Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...
King of the Side Quests: Olympian Nick Symmonds Just Climbed Mount Everest
Nick Symmonds, one of the greatest American 800-meter runners ever, summited Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world ...