Mount Everest is considered to be the highest point in the world above sea level, and many have scaled it from around the world. But one team is attempting to be the first such all-Black group of ...

Anyone who becomes infected “at high altitude, then develops symptoms and becomes ill, is very difficult to help,” a climbing company official said. By Bhadra Sharma KATHMANDU, Nepal — A prominent ...

KATHMANDU – A year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final push to the summit with only a few more days left in the season, ...

KATHMANDU, May 15 (Reuters) - An international expedition abandoned its attempt to scale Mount Everest on Saturday, citing risks posed by an increasing number of COVID-19 cases at the base camp, the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An expert climbing guide said Saturday that a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, giving the first comprehensive estimate ...

EXCLUSIVE: Full Circle Everest Expedition will climb Mount Everest next spring and Bill Henderson who leads the group says, "I wanted to be able to take my experience in the outdoor industry and help ...

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Coronavirus has reportedly infected at least 100 climbers and support staff on Mount Everest, despite Nepalese mountaineering officials claiming the opposite. Expert Austrian climbing guide Lukas ...