Tag: everest

49-Year Old Sherpa Summits Everest for a Record Breaking 23rd Time

A 49-year-old sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for a 23rd…

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VIDEO: Massive Avalanche Barrels Down Upon Everest Basecamp

This avalanche clip, captured at Everest basecamp this month, demonstrates the dangers…

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Brain Post: 17 Interesting Facts About Mount Everest

Everest climbing season is here.  Summits are about to be had.  Lives…

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Clean-Up Team Has Removed 3-TONNES of Trash from Mt. Everest (and They’ve Only Just Begun)

A dedicated clean-up team sent to Mount Everest has collected three tonnes…

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Macabre Scenes as Receding Glaciers Reveal Dead Bodies on Mount Everest

Melting glaciers caused by global warming are creating macabre scenes on the…

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To Help Clean Up Bodies, Trash, and Human Excrement, China has Cut Everest Permits by a Third

The world’s most famous mountain is also one of the dirtiest. Trash…

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