A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma
5 years, 6 months ago

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma

China Daily  

Seven-time Mount Qomolangma summiteer Lakpa Sherpa. Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers. During the course of his climbing career, he also took many Chinese climbers including some famous names to the summit of several mountains including Mount Qomolangma. His company took nine Chinese climbers to the top of Mount Qomolangma this spring season. "The number of Chinese climbers is still low compared to Chinese population," Lakpa said pointing out that there is a lot of room for Chinese market to grow for Nepal's mountaineering sector.

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Five Russian climbers killed in deadly fall from world’s seventh-highest peak
3 months ago

Five Russian climbers killed in deadly fall from world’s seventh-highest peak

The Independent  

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Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
6 months, 4 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
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns
7 months, 1 week ago

Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns

The Independent  

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Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
7 months, 1 week ago

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season

Hindustan Times  

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight. Three more died climbing other Nepali peaks including a Romanian aiming for Lhotse, which neighbours Everest, while a French and a Nepali climber died on Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain. …

Mount Everest guide recalls horror: Overcrowding, cornice fall | Watch video
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
10 months, 1 week 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 …

American mountaineer among two killed by avalanches on Tibetan mountain as two others remain missing
1 year, 3 months ago

American mountaineer among two killed by avalanches on Tibetan mountain as two others remain missing

The Independent  

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Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 7 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 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 guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 7 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 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, 7 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 …

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
1 year, 7 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 …

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued

The Independent  

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Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal's Annapurna
1 year, 8 months ago

Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal's Annapurna

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Three missing on Everest as avalanche rips through popular route for climbers
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

US and Swiss climbers die on Everest in first climbing casualties of 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

US and Swiss climbers die on Everest in first climbing casualties of 2021

The Independent  

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Nepal opens Qomolangma after nearly 5 months of shutdown
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal opens Qomolangma after nearly 5 months of shutdown

China Daily  

Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest Nepal has opened Qomolangma and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after a shutdown that had lasted for four and a half months, according to a Tourism Department official. All spring season expeditions that usually last from March to May were suspended following fears of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The Nepali …

Highest peak in world to be remeasured
4 years, 8 months ago

Highest peak in world to be remeasured

China Daily  

A member of the survey team takes a photo with a full moon on a campsite at Mount Qomolangma, on May 7, 2020. Survey team sets out on challenging mission atop Mount Qomolangma China has launched its most comprehensive scientific survey of Mount Qomolangma, including remeasuring its height. More than 30 Chinese surveyors left base camp at Mount Qomolangma, known …

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma
5 years, 6 months ago

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma

China Daily  

Seven-time Mount Qomolangma summiteer Lakpa Sherpa. Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers. During the course of his climbing career, he also took many Chinese climbers including some famous names to the summit …

Mount Everest deaths: Nepal govt says 'traffic jam' not sole reason, claims factors like sickness of climbers also responsible
5 years, 6 months ago

Mount Everest deaths: Nepal govt says 'traffic jam' not sole reason, claims factors like sickness of climbers also responsible

Firstpost  

The large number of deaths of climbers on the Mount Everest this season is not solely due to the ’traffic jam’ on the world’s highest peak, the Nepal government claimed, citing factors like high altitude sickness, other health reasons and adverse weather. Kathmandu: The large number of deaths of climbers on the Mount Everest this season is not solely due …

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after 11 die this climbing season
5 years, 7 months ago

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after 11 die this climbing season

Hindustan Times  

Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world’s highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service. “People who know nothing of climbing, never been on a mountain, came and tried to climb Everest,” Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr told AFP after …

Why a deadly shadow hangs over Mount Everest summit
5 years, 7 months ago

Why a deadly shadow hangs over Mount Everest summit

The Hindu  

As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year, questions are being asked about how to police the world's highest peak after the deadliest climbing season in years. As the blame game is played out, here are some of the problems facing the lucrative Everest industry -- and potential solutions: - Summit Days …

'Traffic-jammed' Everest sees four more deaths as concerns over profits trumping safety measures reach new heights
5 years, 7 months ago

'Traffic-jammed' Everest sees four more deaths as concerns over profits trumping safety measures reach new heights

Firstpost  

A traffic jam of climbers in the Everest “death zone” was blamed for two of four new deaths reported Friday, heightening concerns that the drive for profits is trumping safety on the world’s highest peak Kathmandu: A traffic jam of climbers in the Everest “death zone” was blamed for two of four new deaths reported Friday, heightening concerns that the …

Mount Everest deaths: Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das dies, four more deaths reported
5 years, 7 months ago

Mount Everest deaths: Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das dies, four more deaths reported

The Hindu  

Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das has died, reports confirm. — Naveen Patnaik May 24, 2019 READ | Three more deaths on overcrowded Mount Everest Odisha's first woman mountaineer, Kalpana died while descending after scaling Everest for the second time. READ | Indian climber Anjali Kulkarni dies on Everest as traffic jam at summit delays descent Kulkarni's expedition organiser, Arun Treks, said …

Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll rises to eight
5 years, 7 months ago

Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll rises to eight

India TV News  

Two more Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking the death toll to 8 of the Indian mountaineers who perished in their expedition to the world's highest peak during this season. Bagwan who is from Maharashtra breathed his last at Camp IV on Mount Everest on the Nepal side after he was rescued by a group of Sherpa climbers …

Three more deaths on overcrowded Mount Everest
5 years, 7 months ago

Three more deaths on overcrowded Mount Everest

The Hindu  

Three more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers and officials said on Friday, taking the toll from a deadly week on the overcrowded world’s highest peak to seven. “Two more Indian climbers have died on Everest yesterday,” Mira Acharya, spokeswoman for Nepal’s Tourism Department, told AFP, while expedition organisers confirmed the third fatality. Kalpana Das, 52, reached the summit …

Mount Everest: Two more climbers die reaching summit
5 years, 7 months ago

Mount Everest: Two more climbers die reaching summit

The Hindu  

A huge queue of climbers has formed near the summit of Mount Everest as expedition organisers Thursday reported two more deaths on the world's highest mountain. READ | Two Indian climbers die on world's third highest mountain Donald Lynn Cash, 55, collapsed at the summit on Wednesday as he was taking photographs, while Anjali Kulkarni, also 55, died while descending …

Two Indian climbers die on world's third highest mountain
5 years, 7 months ago

Two Indian climbers die on world's third highest mountain

The Hindu  

Two Indian climbers have died and a Chilean is missing on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Thursday. Many Himalaya mountains, including Everest, the world's highest, are at peak climbing season with the window of good weather between late April and the end of May. Last week experienced Peruvian climber Richard Hidalgo died on Mount Makalu, the …

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