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Hiker shares disturbing view from top of Mount Everest: 'This is actually a huge problem'

"Honestly, something needs to be done." Hiker shares disturbing view from top of Mount Everest: 'This is actually a huge ...

‘I think I’m going mad’: A harrowing tale of the first Americans to summit Everest

In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to ...
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An astronaut's journey from space to the summit of Everest

But on 20 May 2009, former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski (USA) became the first person to complete both incredible ...
NPR

55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own record for climbing to the summit of Mount Everest, reaching the peak for the 31st time on Tuesday. Now 55, Kami Rita first climbed to the top of the world's ...
Scientific American

These Climbers Summited Mount Everest in Record Time. Did Inhaling Xenon Help?

Last week a quartet of British climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest—and spent less than a week on the total round trip from London. That’s weeks fewer than it usually takes to acclimate to the ...