Everest

Everest lockdown hits mountaineering economy

Hundreds of mountain guides and expedition workers have been robbed of their prime earning season as Nepal shuts down the Himalayas - including Everest - to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Nepal, which…

5 years ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Sherpa team eyes 5-day Mount Everest record

Four Sherpa guides are setting off to attempt to climb to the top of Mount Everest in less than a week. Only a handful of climbers have reached the summit during the…

5 years ago

Sport

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge: landmark climber

The first black African woman to climb Everest says that people from her continent must seek "amazing" new challenges to prove they can compete with the best.…

6 years ago

Sport

Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tonnes of garbage

A special team has been tasked with cleaning up the world's highest mountain, littered with garbage from decades of commercial mountaineering. Everest is sometimes described as the world's highest rubbish dump.…

6 years ago

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Everest

Everest lockdown hits mountaineering economy

Sherpa team eyes 5-day Mount Everest record

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge: landmark climber

Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tonnes of garbage

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