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Police couple under investigation over claims they ‘faked Everest ascent’
Two police officers who claimed they were the first couple to climb Everest are facing an inquiry from their own force after being accused of lying about...
Nepal climbers face ruin after quake, blockade hits Everest industry
Phurba Tashi Sherpa, the most accomplished high-altitude climber in history, holds a bucket and crowbar as he claws through the rubble of his home seven...
Japanese climber with no fingers abandons bid to scale Everest
A Japanese climber who lost all his fingertips to frostbite and was trying to become the first person to conquer Mount Everest since its worst disaster...
Mount Everest ‘moves 3cm south west’ after Nepal earthquake
Mount Everest has shifted three centimetres to the southwest because of the devastating Nepal earthquake, according to Chinese research.
After Nepal disasters, more climbers eye Chinese route to Everest
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
More climbers eye Chinese route to Everest after Nepal disasters
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
Injured flown from Everest as 6.7-magnitude aftershock triggers new avalanches
The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu on...
Google executive among those killed by Everest avalanche
Dan Fredinburg, a Google Inc executive based in California, was among those killed on Saturday in an avalanche on Mount Everest caused by a devastating...
17 dead as quake and avalanche sweep Mount Everest region
An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal’s Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 17 climbers and guides, slamming...
At least 10 killed in Everest avalanche triggered by Nepal quake
At least 10 people have been reported killed after an earthquake triggered a “huge avalanche” near the Everest Base Camp.
Everest climbers reported killed in avalanche triggered by Nepal quake
At least eight people have been reported killed after an earthquake in Nepal triggered a “huge avalanche” near the Mount Everest Base Camp.
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