Mount Everest

Akke Rahman becomes first British Bangladeshi to conquer Mt Everest while fasting

Mountaineer Akke Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladeshi descent, has climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

Akke Rahman first British Bangladeshi and Muslim to climb Mount Everest while fasting

Akke Rahman (39) from Oldham in the UK, will climb Mount Everest tomorrow April (11, 2022), while fasting during Ramadan.

Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt on Everest

A Japanese climber, who lost nine fingertips to frostbite in a previous expedition, died during an attempt to climb Mount Everest, an official says, the second person to die on the world’s highest mountain during the current climbing season.

Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit

​A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.

Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official says.

Everest: Indian police couple's summit claim investigated

Police in India are investigating claims by two climbers who say they are the country's first couple to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

30 sick on Everest after 2 deaths

About 30 climbers suffer frostbite on Mount Everest after two others die, apparently from altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers are also reported missing in the mountain's so-called "death zone" near the summit.

Nat Geo's exclusive with emerging explorer Wasfia Nazreen

Wasfia Nazreen, who was recently awarded as the Emerging Explorer accolade by National Geographic gives an exclusive interview about how it all began.

Fears over unauthorised Everest flights

Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say.

May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022

Akke Rahman becomes first British Bangladeshi to conquer Mt Everest while fasting

Mountaineer Akke Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladeshi descent, has climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

April 10, 2022
April 10, 2022

Akke Rahman first British Bangladeshi and Muslim to climb Mount Everest while fasting

Akke Rahman (39) from Oldham in the UK, will climb Mount Everest tomorrow April (11, 2022), while fasting during Ramadan.

May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018

Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt on Everest

A Japanese climber, who lost nine fingertips to frostbite in a previous expedition, died during an attempt to climb Mount Everest, an official says, the second person to die on the world’s highest mountain during the current climbing season.

April 1, 2018
April 1, 2018

Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit

​A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.

December 30, 2017
December 30, 2017

Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official says.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Everest: Indian police couple's summit claim investigated

Police in India are investigating claims by two climbers who say they are the country's first couple to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016

30 sick on Everest after 2 deaths

About 30 climbers suffer frostbite on Mount Everest after two others die, apparently from altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers are also reported missing in the mountain's so-called "death zone" near the summit.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Nat Geo's exclusive with emerging explorer Wasfia Nazreen

Wasfia Nazreen, who was recently awarded as the Emerging Explorer accolade by National Geographic gives an exclusive interview about how it all began.

April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016

Fears over unauthorised Everest flights

Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.