The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste, such as excrement, that threatens drinking water. Continue reading →

Nepali authorities retrieved four unknown climbers’ bodies and 11,000 kilograms of trash from the slopes of Mount Everest. Continue reading →

The traffic jams on Mount Everest cause extra time spent in a dangerous area where the chance of developing an extreme form of altitude sickness called cerebral edema is higher. Continue reading →

A Winnipeg firefighter who was trying to fulfill a lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest saw his journey cut short due to illness earlier this month, but the experience still left a mountain-sized impact. Continue reading →

Mount Everest’s south side Base Camp rests 5,364 metres high atop Nepal. Continue reading →

“Everybody wants to stand on top of the world,” but tourists unprepared for the extremes of Everest endanger the entire industry, one mountaineer said. Continue reading →

Christopher Kulish, a 62-year-old Boulder attorney, died Monday at a camp below the summit during his descent. The cause isn’t yet known, said his brother, Mark Kulish of Denver. Continue reading →

Nepalese officials said the weather was the main reason for the traffic queue.  Continue reading →