Xenon is expensive, which has limited its use as an anesthetic and in athletics. But more people will probably shell out for the gas, given that the baseline cost of climbing Mount Everest is so ...

It was a travesty—two travesties, actually, separate but inextricably linked. In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a ...

For one, the cost of a 30-minute session to breathe in the anesthetic gas costs $5,000 per person, adding to the already significant number on the "climbing Mount Everest" price tag.

Mountaineers form a queue as they approach the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kunga Sherpa) A new high-altitude climbing strategy is making headlines and stirring ...

Debate around the ethics of climbing Mount Everest has grown since 1990, when the numbers of mountaineers attempting the world’s tallest peak began to increase. The reliance on Sherpa labour — who ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste… ...

Furtenbach charges $154,000 to climb Mt. Everest with him on Xenon gas. The gas itself costs $5,000 per person for a 30-minute session (Financial Times).

Climbing Team Utilizing Xenon Gas Summits Mount Everest Lukas Furtenbach recognizes that his extreme departure from the norm would attract skepticism and scorn from the mountaineering community.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a ...