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Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, say researchers

River erosion has pushed the mountain upwards and added an extra 15 to 50 metres over the past 89,000 years

The Guardian - UK

River is pushing up Mount Everest’s peak, study suggests

Over the past 89,000 years, this has increased Everest’s height by between 15 and 50 metres, researchers say.

The Independent UK

Mount Everest is taller than it should be — and a weird river may be to blame

Mount Everest may be "taller than it should be" because of a river "capture" event 89,000 years ago.

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French YouTuber Hits Peak With Everest Documentary

The pitch is a classic: a young celebrity with no climbing experience and minimal training somehow scales Mount Everest, succeeding against some (if not all) odds.

International Business Times

Nepal to deploy heavy-duty drones to clean up Himalayan mountain tops

Nepal is set to launch drones to clean up its mountains – including the iconic Mount Everest – littered with trash left behind by climbers jostling to reach the world’s tallest peak.

Radio France Internationale

What is Mount Everest's 'death zone'? Bodies retrieved from mountains amid risky operation

Authorities set a goal to recover five bodies from the ‘death zone’ in 2024, which is situated at an altitude of 8,000 metres

Evening Standard

Drone footage reveals terrifying scale of Mount Everest

‘I don’t know how or why [people] do it,’ wrote one viewer

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Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints

The Independent UK

Tourists filmed getting into brawl for ‘best selfie spot’ on Mount Everest

Witnesses tell local media the couples disagreed on the best spot for the photo, and the argument escalated from a verbal spat to a brawl

The Independent UK

Five bodies retrieved from Mount Everest as melting snow reveals highest peak ‘turning into graveyard’

An estimated 300 bodies remain on Mount Everest, with global warming melting snow and revealing remains

The Independent UK

Mythbusting: do you really weigh less on the summit of a high mountain?

Our mountaineering expert delves into the science to answer this mind-bending question

Advnture

Astounding DJI video shows drones cleaning litter from Mount Everest—saving lives of unsung sherpas

The drone tech is impressive, but the message of this film hits harder than knowing the DJI Flycart 30 can cope in the cold

Digital Camera World

DJI soars to new heights to tackle Mount Everest’s trash troubles

DJI's DJI FlyCart 30 has gone where no other drone has gone before and for a good cause

‘It doesn’t make any sense’: new twist in mystery of Mount Everest and the British explorers’ missing bodies

A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to conquer the summit. Mallory’s body was later discovered, but now the remains of both are nowhere to be found. Who moved them?

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GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans completes 45-day journey to the top of Mount Everest

An amazing accomplishment.

The Independent UK

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest

One of the greatest Mount Everest guides is concerned about the peak’s growing piles of garbage

The Independent UK

Concerns grow over overcrowding on Mount Everest with one Brit missing

Anyone willing to buy a permit can currently climb Everest

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‘Not possible’ to search for British climber feared dead after going missing on Everest

Nepali official says Daniel Paterson and a sherpa fell on their way down from “a very high altitude” on the Chinese side of the mountain, complicating any rescue effort

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Partner of British man missing in Mount Everest ‘death zone’ issues plea for help with search

Daniel Paul Peterson, 40, slipped and fell when an ice mound collapsed during expedition

Evening Standard

Desperate search launched as British man goes missing after reaching Mount Everest summit

Daniel Paterson’s partner has set up an ‘urgent’ GoFundMe page to fund a search and rescue effort on the world’s highest mountain

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Video footage shows before and after tragedy atop Mount Everest

A climbing guide atop Mt. Everest captured video of the crowded summit ridge before a cornice collapsed in a tragedy in which two went missing.

The Independent UK

Sherpa guide Kami Rita who climbed Everest 30 times vows to return to the mountain next year

Sherpa guide Kami Rita is back from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent of the world’s highest peak, vowing to return to the mountain again next year

Evening Standard

British climber and guide 'missing in death zone' after reaching summit of Mount Everest

Their expedition group was reportedly hit by falling ice as they made their way back down from the summit

The Independent UK

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

A renowned Sherpa mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest for record 30th time which was his second trip to the top of the world this month

International Business Times

Nepali Reaches Summit Of Everest For Record 30th Time

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record Wednesday as the person to have scaled Mount Everest the most times, achieving the milestone 30th ascent of the world's highest peak.

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