‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team
1 year ago

‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team

The Hindu  

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 8,849-meter peak on May 29, 1953. “It would be better for the mountain to reduce the number of climbers,” Mr. Kanchha said in an interview in Kathmandu on Saturday, “Right now there is always a big crowd of people at the summit.” Since the first conquest, the peak has been climbed thousands of times, and it gets more crowded every year. “Some climbers just dump their trash in the crevasse, which would be hidden at that time but eventually it will flow down to base camp as the snow melts and carries them downward.” Qomolangma For the Sherpas, Everest is Qomolangma or goddess mother of the world, and is revered by their community. It is our biggest god and they should not be dirtying the gods,” he said “Qomolangma is the biggest god for the Sherpas but people smoke and eat meat and throw them on the mountain.” Mr. Kanchha was just a young man when he joined the Hillary-Tenzing expedition.

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A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

The Independent  

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Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks

The Independent  

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Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

LA Times  

Garbage collected from Mount Everest is piled before it is sorted for recycling in Kathmandu, Nepal. The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up climbers’ bodies that were frozen for years …

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time

China Daily  

Trailblazing climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, for the 30th time on May 22, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain. Following Kami Rita is another Sherpa — Pasang Dawa — who has 27 summit titles on the world's highest mountain. Paterson and Pastenji "heroically …

Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain

The Independent  

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A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest
9 months, 4 weeks ago

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest

Hindustan Times  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest Mount Everest guides on Wednesday expressed concerns about the peak's growing piles of garbage, as he was honored by his government to mark Everest Day. HT Image Sherpa guide Kami Rita, who has scaled Mount Everest a record 30 times, was honored by Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu on the …

Mount Everest guide recalls horror: Overcrowding, cornice fall | Watch video
10 months ago

Mount Everest guide recalls horror: Overcrowding, cornice fall | Watch video

Hindustan Times  

A mountain guide recently shared a video capturing a cornice collapse on Mount Everest and described how his teammates narrowly escaped the life-threatening situation after a tense rescue operation. Guide recalls Everest horror Vinayak Malla, an International Federation of Mountain Guides guide, shared footage from his expedition, depicting the chaos, tense moments on Everest. Two dead near Mount Everest's top …

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead
10 months ago

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of crowded climbers have been captured on footage slowly making their way up the summit of Everest close to where a British climber and his guide went missing on Tuesday after they were hit by collapsing ice. Experts fear overcrowding on the world's highest mountain may have played a role in causing the collapse of a cornice - an …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time
10 months ago

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time

News 18  

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. He “broke his own record … this …

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat
10 months ago

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat

The Hindu  

The adventure sports fraternity in Mysuru is abuzz with reports of city’s ‘ironwoman’ Dr. Usha Hegde scaling Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Less than five years after becoming the first woman from Mysuru to complete the Ironman Western Australia 2019 Triathlon in December 2019, Dr. Usha is believed to have accomplished every mountaineers’ dream — scaling the Mount Everest …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time

The Independent  

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Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected

Hindustan Times  

Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the route for hundreds of summit hopefuls. Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected Every year, the first summit of Everest is by a team from one of Nepal's expedition organising companies, who prepare the …

The Unheard Echos Of Mt Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies- Nepal Army Aims To Clean Up
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Unheard Echos Of Mt Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies- Nepal Army Aims To Clean Up

ABP News  

The world's highest mountain peak, Mt. Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies Situated between Nepal and Tibet, the world’s highest mountain faces significant issues due to the rapid growth in tourism. The Sagarmatha National Park receives 900-1,000 tonnes of solid waste annually, with 50 tonnes found above the Everest Base Camp, which makes the peak called now the 'World’s Highest …

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today
1 year ago

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today

The Independent  

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Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
1 year ago

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide …

Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak

Hindustan Times  

Record-breaking Norwegian montaineer Kristin Harila denied the allegations that she and her team climbed over a dying guide to reach the K2 summit in Pakistan in a bid to become the world's fastest climber to climb all the peaks over 8,000 metres. Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, left, and her Nepali sherpa guide Tenjen Sherpa, right, who climbed the world's 14 …

Norwegian climber denies climbing over dying porter on K2 after drone footage emerges
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber denies climbing over dying porter on K2 after drone footage emerges

The Independent  

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Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 7 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

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Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
1 year, 9 months ago

Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record

The Independent  

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How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years
1 year, 9 months ago

How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years

The Hindu  

It is June 2, 1953. The other headline comes from 7,331 kilometres away, with an equally splendid silhouette of the world’s highest peak: “Everest is Conquered: Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit”. On May 29, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay Sherpa made their historic ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the peak at 29,032 feet. Sir Edmund …

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’

CNN  

CNN — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes. The …

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber

CNN  

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 meter Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope …

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

Al Jazeera  

Gelje Sherpa found the Malaysian hanging from a rope and shivering in an area where temperatures can dip below minus 30C. A Malaysian climber narrowly survived Mount Everest after a Nepali Sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit in a “very rare” high-altitude rescue, according to a government official. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world’s 14 highest peaks twice. Hari Budha Magar, who became …

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit
1 year, 10 months ago

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit

Al Jazeera  

The first ascent brought Nepal to the world’s attention and its mountains have since captivated both adventurers and tourists. When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first climbed Mount Everest 70 years ago, they paved the way for thousands of foreign climbers to try to follow in their footsteps. A lot has changed.” Since the first British teams set their …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit of the world’s highest mountain on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it. Kami Rita reached the summit a day after fellow …

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time

CNN  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his 27th …

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

The Hindu  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his …

84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record
1 year, 10 months ago

84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record

The Independent  

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Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, a fellow Sherpa guide, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita’s previous record for the most …

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record

The Independent  

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Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Hindu  

One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on May 17, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe …

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and …

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Independent  

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Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit this weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds of climbers who will attempt …

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time

Al Jazeera  

A Nepali Sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, officials said, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat, Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official, …

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time

India TV News  

A Sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling the record set by a Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Dawa's first climbing partner is about to reach Everest height for the 27th time Meanwhile, Rita is currently stationed at the Everest base camp and is planning to …

Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest
1 year, 10 months ago

Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest

The Independent  

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Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest

CNN  

CNN — Nepal has issued permits for a record 463 climbers so far for this spring season’s expeditions to Mount Everest even as experts worry about dangerous overcrowding at the summit. Spring is the prime time to climb Mount Everest, although some mountaineers might climb in the less favorable autumn season. The climbers, along with staff members and Sherpa guides, …

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued

The Independent  

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Three missing on Everest as avalanche rips through popular route for climbers
1 year, 11 months ago

Three missing on Everest as avalanche rips through popular route for climbers

The Independent  

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3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest
1 year, 11 months ago

3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 50 meters deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp on the world’s highest …

Life on the edge: Review of ‘Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest’ by Ankit Babu Adhikari and Pradeep Bashyal
2 years, 3 months ago

Life on the edge: Review of ‘Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest’ by Ankit Babu Adhikari and Pradeep Bashyal

The Hindu  

Summitting Mount Everest is a much-lauded feat. Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest by Ankit Babu Adhikari and Pradeep Bashyal keeps the reader’s focus firmly on the men who are “the climbers’ weather experts, technicians, medics… and anything else needed for survival.” Right from the first chapter, the authors plunge into what it’s like …

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain
2 years, 6 months ago

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain

The Independent  

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Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain
2 years, 8 months ago

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain

Al Jazeera  

Sherpa becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 tallest peaks twice after reaching top of Gasherbrum II. A 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres for a second time, according to his agency. “It feels so good to be in the mountain.” Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa …

UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time
2 years, 10 months ago

UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time

The Independent  

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Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time

The Independent  

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Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An experienced Nepalese Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time breaking his own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak, expedition organizers said Sunday. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit on Saturday evening leading a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and …

On this day in 1953, Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt Everest for the first time
3 years, 9 months ago

On this day in 1953, Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt Everest for the first time

Hindustan Times  

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hilary became the first climbers to reach the peak of Mt Everest more than six decades ago for the first time on May 29, 1953, creating history. The news of Norgay and Hilary’s achievement reached the United Kingdom on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation Norgay and Hilary both were part of British army officer …

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