Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyler Andrews is back in Base Camp after an Everest speed climb earlier this week that ended at 7,400m in unstable snow. Despite ...
The helipad at the northern end of Mount Everest Base Camp was buzzing with energy when I arrived on a sunny Monday afternoon in mid-May. Men clad in DayGlo vests and hardhats chatted as the whine of ...
Climbers in Nepal’s Mount Everest Base Camp are getting antsy this week as they await the official start to the spring climbing season. But a critical delay in the Khumbu Icefall is preventing anyone ...
Hundreds of climbers are attempting to ascend Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, despite facing significant obstacles, including a precariously hanging ice block over the main trail, high ...
NEW DELHI – On Everest, everybody knows the Khumbu Icefall is dangerous. They’ve known it for generations – since the first great Everest mountaineer, George Mallory, turned away from the Icefall in ...
Sherpas cleared route after two-week delay caused by massive serac blocking Khumbu icefall Climbers stranded at base camp can now proceed, but delays may cause crowding No permit limit raises concerns ...
Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case. By John Yoon and Binod Ghimire Binod Ghimire reported ...