Mount Everest

Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt on Everest

A Japanese climber, who lost nine fingertips to frostbite in a previous expedition, died during an attempt to climb Mount Everest, an official says, the second person to die on the world’s highest mountain during the current climbing season.
Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit

A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.
Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official says.
India police pair's Everest claim probed

Police in India are investigating claims by two climbers who say they are the country's first couple to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest.
30 sick on Everest after 2 deaths

About 30 climbers suffer frostbite on Mount Everest after two others die, apparently from altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers are also reported missing in the mountain's so-called "death zone" near the summit.
Nat Geo's exclusive with emerging explorer Wasfia Nazreen

Wasfia Nazreen, who was recently awarded as the Emerging Explorer accolade by National Geographic gives an exclusive interview about how it all began.
Fears over unauthorised Everest flights

Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say.
Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.
[WATCH] Wasfia’s death defying adventures on seven peaks

The Seven Summits is a dream for many climbers, but only a few have succeeded. Wasfia Nazreen is now proudly belongs to that exclusive group.
Carstensz Pyramid hardest of all: Wasfia

“Believe it or not Carstensz Pyramid is the hardest and the most arduous mountain of my life, even harder than Everest," Wasfia says after conquering the mountain.
Everest defeat for one-fingered climber again

A Japanese climber with only one finger has again abandoned his bid to be the first person to climb Mount Everest since an earthquake hit Nepal in April.
China says Nepal quake moved Everest southwest

A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moves Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but does not change its height, according to Chinese research.
Nepal earthquake: Mount Everest climbs 'almost impossible'

Climbing Mount Everest this season is "almost impossible" because the routes have been damaged by avalanches triggered by last month's earthquake, officials in Nepal say.
Landslide fears after Nepal quakes

The Nepal earthquake and its aftershocks have probably triggered many landslides, scientists warn.
Google executive dies in Nepal quake avalanche

Dan Fredinburg, a Google Inc executive based in California, among those killed yesterday in an avalanche on Mount Everest caused by a devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to 1,900

Rescuers dig up bodies in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastates the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,900, and triggering a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.