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October 29, 2019

Former British army soldier shatters record for climbing 14 tallest peaks in just 189 days

A Nepalese man and former soldier in the British army reached the top of Mount Shishapangma in China on Tuesday, completing the record for successfully climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks in just 189 days, completely obliterating the previous record of nearly eight years. 

August 15, 2019

Mount Everest climbers to face new rules after deadly season

Climbers looking to ascend the world's tallest summit next year may face a new set of qualifications required by the Nepal government if they want to scale Mount Everest after a deadly season.

June 29, 2019

Don Mann: I’m a retired Navy SEAL and almost died on Everest – Here’s why it happened

Close to 5,000 people have summited Mount Everest since 1953. Over 300 people have died on the mountain.

June 15, 2019

Iowa runner, 26, dies near finish line of 12 mile race, two weeks after coming back from Mt. Everest

An Iowa man died during a 20K race just two weeks after traveling to Nepal to Mt. Everest, but medical examiners say the cause of his death wasn’t the medications he had taken to prepare for the journey.

June 7, 2019

Everest cleanup crews remove over 24,000 pounds of garbage, recover four bodies, officials say

A cleaning campaign on Mount Everest that concluded Wednesday turned up the remains of four climbers and the removal of over 24,000 pounds of garbage, officials said.

May 31, 2019

Alan Arnette: I climbed Mount Everest at 54 – Here’s what's really happening on the world’s highest peak

If you read the recent headlines, anyone who climbs Everest barely makes it up, leaves trash and is a rich, selfish narcissist who comes home to brag about how easy it was and how they did it better than anyone else.

May 31, 2019

California woman who broke Everest climbing record saw four bodies during expedition, says rules must change to stop deaths

A California climber who managed to climb Mount Everest in just two weeks is calling on Nepal to change the rules amid a series of deaths on the mountain, admitting she saw herself four bodies during her journey.

May 30, 2019

Mount Everest climbers seen crushed together in new video as Nepal debates limiting permits

A crush of climbers waiting to ascend the world's tallest summit can be seen in a newly released video amid the ongoing debate whether Nepal should limit permits to prevent dangerous overcrowding on the world's highest peak.

May 29, 2019

Mount Everest death spike prompting review of 'all the old laws,' Nepal official says

A climbing season that's be married by the highest death toll in on Mount Everest in four years has prompted officials in Nepal to review rules about who is allowed up the mountain, after complaints of overcrowding and inexperienced climbers.

May 29, 2019

Expert climber says overcrowding, inexperience caused increase in Mount Everest deaths

This year has been especially deadly for hikers on Mount Everest - with 11 people dying on the dangerous summit thus far this hiking season. Noted mountaineer and speaker Alan Arnette, who has climbed Everest four times, said that a number of factors have led to overcrowding which has caused a surge in deaths in 2019.