Mount Everest

• Hundreds of climbers stranded on Mount Everest amid freak blizzard

  The freak blizzard struck during China's Golden Week holiday, which marks the start of a busy tourist season on Mt. Everest.

  World

  Oct 6, 2025
  
• 100 years later, foot of lost Mount Everest climber Andrew Irvine likely found

  English mountaineer Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine vanished on a trek to Mount Everest's summit with his climbing partner George Mallory in 1924.

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  Oct 11, 2024
  
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• Mount Everest climbers must bag their poop to bring back to base camp

  Under a new rule, climbers on Mount Everest must now use special bags to carry their own feces off the mountain. More 8,000 kilograms of human waste was left on Everest last year.

  World

  Mar 22, 2024
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• 2-year-old may be youngest person ever to reach Mt. Everest base camp

  Little Carter Dallas, 2, regularly practices breathing techniques and does ice bath plunges with his family, his father said.

  World

  Jan 29, 2024
• Vancouver doctor dies while climbing Mount Everest

  The UBC Department of Anesthesiology released a statement saying Dr. Pieter Swart was descending from Camp 4 due to a "respiratory event" when he died.

  World

  May 26, 2023
• Canadian woman who has accomplished 6 summits of world’s highest peaks aiming for 8 more

  After suffering a traumatic brain injury and vision loss, Jill Wheatley is trying to summit the world's 14 highest mountains, while battling "mountains of her mind."

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
• Manitoba adventurer ready for next challenge after extreme South Pole trek

  His South Pole journey saw challenges like altitude sickness and adjusting to 24-hour daylight conditions, but Dalip Shekhawat called it a 'breathtaking' experience.

  Sports

  Jan 4, 2023
• After tackling Mount Everest, Lindsay, Ont. man to climb K2 in support of Hope Grows Haiti

  Isaac Selby will attempt to climb K2 — the world's second highest mountain — to help raise funds and awareness for Hope Grows Haiti.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2022
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• At least 100 climbers, staff infected with COVID-19 on Mount Everest: guide

  “We have at least 100 people minimum positive for COVID in base camp, and then the numbers might be something like 150 or 200,” he said.

  Health

  May 22, 2021
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• China cancels Mount Everest climbs, citing fears of importing COVID-19 cases from Nepal

  While China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of the coronavirus, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new infections and deaths.

  World

  May 15, 2021