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We've all seen the long lines leading to Mt. Everest. This is especially true in the notorious “Death Zone” near the summit, ...
Despite returning with Khumbu cough from a trek to Mount Everest's base camp, a KwaZulu-Natal doctor says the trip has made ...
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Nepal will restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7000 metres ...
A cancer and exercise researcher at the University of Leeds is set to run the Everest Marathon in May, just over a year on from her incurable breast ...
Nepal is set to restrict Mount Everest access to climbers with prior experience on 7,000-meter peaks, addressing safety ...
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One of the requirements for applying for an Everest climbing permit is to have experience climbing a peak at least 7,000 ...
Planning to climb Mount Everest? Nepal’s new proposal may restrict access to only experienced mountaineers who have scaled a 7,000-metre peak. Find out what this means for Everest hopefuls.
Kevin Costner’s 'Robin Hood' tree was cut down in an act of vandalism in 2023. Two defendants are now on trial.
Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.