Mount Everest

So far in 2019, Mount Everest's death toll has risen to 11 people. The BBC reported that the world's tallest mountain has averaged six deaths annually for the past 20 years. Business Insider spoke with..

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Huff Post reports Mount Everest cleaning crew found four human corpses amongst several tons of trash. The bodies were found amid more than 24,000 pounds of garbage removed from the mountain during 45..

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Stepping over long-dead bodies of frozen climbers as he sought to reach the summit of Everest was something for which Nick Hollis was mentally prepared. But even this seasoned mountaineer could not..

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Indian Air Force and paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel took off on a helicopter to Nanda Devi Base Camp on Wednesday, to try to recover the bodies of missing climbers believed killed in..

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Indian Air Force and paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel took off on a helicopter to Nanda Devi Base Camp on Wednesday, to try to recover the bodies of missing climbers believed killed in..

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Five bodies were spotted high on a mountain in the Indian Himalayas on Monday during an aerial search for eight climbers feared swept away in an avalanche last week, a government official said. Anna..

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An experienced New Zealand mountain guide has warned Nepalese authorities to act quickly to resolve the overcrowding and fatalities on the world's highest mountain to keep the lucrative tourism..

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11 people have died while climbing Mount Everest since May 21st of this year. But according to Business Insider, the slightly smaller K2 claimed the lives of 11 climbers in just a single, devastating..

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A bulleted list of stacked lines. Two angles facing left, which often indicate, "return to the beginning." Two angles facing right, which often indicate, "advance to the end." Mount Everest is the..

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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world with a summit at 29,029 feet. According to Business Insider, climbers and scientists have a special name for the highest part of Everest: "The Death..

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As the once-elusive Mount Everest has become increasingly popular, overcrowding has taken a toll, and not just on the landscape. Eleven climbers have died during this spring's climbing season so far,..

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Business Insider reports A total of 11 people have died, and one is presumed dead from scaling Mount Everest this week. The total death toll from this week alone is higher than that for all of 2018...

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Yet another climber has died on Mount Everest, bringing the total deaths on the mountain to 13 in 2019 alone. Overcrowding has been reported near the summit and mountaineers suggest that the growing..

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Tendi Sherpa filmed the video on Thursday, May 23, showing the Mountaineers at the Hillary Pass, which is an almost vertical rock formation below the peak.

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In Everest history, the 11th person has died on the mountain in 10 days.

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American Christopher John Kulish, 61, died on Monday after reaching the top of Everest on the Nepalese side of the mountain in the morning, Meera Acharya, the Director of Nepal's Tourism Department..

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Footage shows British climber Robin Haynes Fisher on the route to Everest before he died on his descent after reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.

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CNN reports three more climbers have died on Mount Everest, bringing the toll of those dead or presumed dead to eight during the 2019 climbing season. Nepal's Director of Tourism confirmed two people..

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Three Indian climbers and one Nepali guide died on Mount Everest in the past couple of days, taking to seven the total number killed or missing on the world’s highest mountain in this year’s..

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#TheCube | The summit of the world's highest peak experiences severe 'traffic' in times of optimal weather conditions, sparking fear for the safety of adventure enthusiasts with hour-long queues to the..

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There are typically only a few days per year with the right conditions to summit Mount Everest. Business Insider reports many parts of the mountain only allow one person to climb at a time, creating a..

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The climbing world suffered another loss after a 55-year-old Utah man, who had just reached his goal of climbing the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents, died Wednesday. Don Cash, 55, died..

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CNN reports that a Nepalese man has broken his own record by climbing Mount Everest an unprecedented 24 times. 49-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit at 6:38 am Tuesday, just days after..

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