“That’s three more, three more who died just this morning,” says Apa Sherpa. He doesn’t say ... Sherpas who died on another ascent of Mount Everest, who fell into a crevasse during an ...

"For a foreigner, a Sherpa means someone who carries loads ... the gateway to the southern side of Mount Everest. Because their physical prowess at high altitudes is unmatched, they are the ...

The ban against unsupported climbers on Mount Everest and other 8,000m peaks will not commence until after the bulk of the ...

Pastemba Sherpa, a Mount Everest guide, breaks down every piece of gear Sherpa guides use to summit the world's tallest mountain. All of this equipment needs to be carried up and back, so guides ...

A Sherpa's job on Mount Everest is statistically more dangerous than America's most treacherous professions by far, according to a chart posted by Outside. The chart measures annual fatality rates ...

Hundreds of climbers every year attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest ... is a mountain guide or porter working in the Everest area. But Sherpa is actually the name of an ethnic group ...

The mountain is sacred to the local Sherpa and Tibetan communities and stands as a symbol of human endurance and achievement. "Mount Everest occupies a unique place in human consciousness," said Dai.

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest ... climbers could eat hot food,” Mr. Sherpa said. “I thought, why not use drones on Everest’s south side, especially ...

Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he ...