Mount Everest

Three tonnes of rubbish collected from Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A dedicated clean-up team sent to Mount Everest has collected three tonnes of garbage in its…

Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest

by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse NEPAL (AFP) -- Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of…

Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest

by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France-Presse NEPAL (AFP) -- Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal's…

Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump

by Paavan Mathema and Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest…

Everest’s Hillary Step now a ‘slope’: climbers

by Annabel Symington Agence France Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Mount Everest's Hillary Step -- a rocky outcrop just below…

Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain

by Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Poor regulation and overcrowding are pushing Everest climbers away from Nepal…

Philippine Everest conqueror sets sail for China

by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- After conquering Mount Everest, Philippine adventurer Carina Dayondon is set…

Indian woman sets Mount Everest summit record

KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Indian climber Anshu Jamsenpa has made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest, becoming the first…

Three climbers die on Everest, one missing

  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) - Three climbers died on Everest over the weekend and another is missing, officials confirmed Monday,…

Doubt over Everest’s true height spurs fresh expedition

NEW DELHI, India (AFP ) -- Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive…

Virtual Reality Project offers 360° views of Mount Everest

Mammut Sports group says it has achieved a milestone in digital cartography. For the first time, Mount Everest's southern climbing…

Aftershock causes avalanche in Everest

APRIL 27 (Reuters) -- Aftershocks caused by the large earthquake in Nepal caused avalanches in the world's highest mountain, Mount…

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