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.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

[WATCH] Wasfia’s death defying adventures on seven peaks

The Seven Summits is a dream for many climbers, but only a few have succeeded. Wasfia Nazreen is now proudly belongs to that exclusive group.

November 28, 2015
November 28, 2015

Carstensz Pyramid hardest of all: Wasfia

“Believe it or not Carstensz Pyramid is the hardest and the most arduous mountain of my life, even harder than Everest," Wasfia says after conquering the mountain.

October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015

Everest defeat for one-fingered climber again

A Japanese climber with only one finger has again abandoned his bid to be the first person to climb Mount Everest since an earthquake hit Nepal in April.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

China says Nepal quake moved Everest southwest

A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moves Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but does not change its height, according to Chinese research.

May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Mount Everest climbs 'almost impossible'

Climbing Mount Everest this season is "almost impossible" because the routes have been damaged by avalanches triggered by last month's earthquake, officials in Nepal say.

April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015

Landslide fears after Nepal quakes

The Nepal earthquake and its aftershocks have probably triggered many landslides, scientists warn.

April 26, 2015
April 26, 2015

Google executive dies in Nepal quake avalanche

Dan Fredinburg, a Google Inc executive based in California, among those killed yesterday in an avalanche on Mount Everest caused by a devastating earthquake in Nepal.

April 26, 2015
April 26, 2015

Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises to 1,900

Rescuers dig up bodies in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastates the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,900, and triggering a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

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