The Gate to Mount Everest is Open. But Deadly Dangers Remain.

The Icefall Doctors have finished the most dangerous job in mountaineering. Here is what this year’s path to the summit looks ...

Australian climber on record sea-to-summit Everest bid

Among the hundreds of climbers hoping to scale Everest this season, 27-year-old Australian Oliver Foran began his journey far ...
Boise State Public Radio

As Mount Everest season opens, climber is 'concerned but confident' about reaching the summit

Until Tuesday, Mount Everest was imperiled because of a huge and unstable ice block that was preventing climbers from making ...

Climbing on Everest Is Stalled. Can This Daring Plan Save the Season?

Officials hope that helicopters, additional manpower, and coordination between outfitters and the Icefall Doctors can allow ...

Man Reveals Why Climbing Mount Everest Could Be 'Deadly' This Year: 'It's Race Against Time'

23-year-old climber Xavier Ladouceur revealed that the delay caused by a huge chunk of ice could lead to massive traffic jams ...

Everest will be crowded again days after deaths

Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they ...

Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit

Anxiety is growing at Everest Base Camp, as a massive serac, or a block of glacial ice, is hindering the route and keeping ...
Jezebel

You Don’t Hate Mount Everest Climbers Enough

Mount Everest remains the ultimate prestige symbol of the unprepared outdoorsman's bloated ego, covered in trash and corpses.

See the Deadly Serac That’s Keeping Climbers Off Mount Everest

A new drone video shows the dangerous ice towers in the Khumbu Icefall that are responsible for the climbing season on Everest being delayed ...