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Massive Summit Bids Expected on Everest
Men's Journal· 3 days agoSummit attempts are actively underway on Mt. Everest. Several teams have succeeded in summiting the highest mountain in the world, and many more climbers...
Everest is a dirty, trash-strewn mess. Is it too late for Nepal to fix it?
South China Morning Post· 2 days agoThe crowds have led to “human traffic jams” and increasing amounts of waste, including dead bodies,...
Purja, Elite Exped Accused of Breaking Everest Rules
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNirmal Purja has made headlines again, this time not for a mountaineering achievement but for allegedly breaking the rules on Everest. Nepal’s Department...
Who was the first person to climb Mt. Everest? Facts about conquering Earth's highest point
FOX 29 Philadelphia· 5 days agoSince the first conquest of Mount Everest in 1953, the peak has been climbed thousands of times,...
Body of second missing Mongolian climber found on Everest
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRescuers found the body of a second Mongolian climber who went missing on Mount Everest, expedition...
Anatomy of a Summit Bid on Everest
Men's Journal· 5 hours agoAfter enjoying team success on Everest, 'Climbing The Seven Summits' is on the move with a second team attempting summit bids
100 years ago they disappeared on Everest. But did they make it to the summit?
CNN.com· 11 hours agoIt’s one of climbing’s greatest mysteries: was Everest really conquered for the first time in 1953,...
May 1924: Popular Science profiles George Mallory's tragic quest to conquer Everest
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMallory. The 1924 feature, republished below this article, offers a glimpse into the early days of...
Everest: As Bad Weather Continues, Impatience Grows
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSome forecasts suggest that the weather window that opened on Everest last weekend would last a long time. Other models predicted increasing winds. The...
The Many Faces of Mt. Everest
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoThe 1924 Mount Everest Expedition was an incredibly important moment in the history of Himalayan mountaineering. The unparalleled coverage of the 1924...