Everest Season Finally Begins. But There's a Deadly New Risk.

Rope fixers completed a path through the Khumbu Icefall. But the new route passes dangerously close to a looming serac.

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 ...
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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 ...

You Have Questions About Everest’s Khumbu Icefall. We Have Answers.

Not an Everest expert? No problem! Our reporter answers ten simple questions about the 2026 climbing season, and why it was ...
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Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped sharply over the past century

Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped significantly over the past century, even as more climbers attempt the summit, a ...
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British climber reaches Everest summit for a record 19th time and plans a 20th

Kenton Cool, 51, has scaled Everest almost every year since 2004. A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest ...

‘Mountain Queen’ Lhakpa Sherpa eyes 11th Everest summit with traditional doko instead of modern gear

Everest record-holder Lhakpa Sherpa returns to the mountain with a doko basket. After her critically acclaimed Netflix ...
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Giant ice tower stalls Everest climbing season start

A 100-foot ice block in the Khumbu Icefall has delayed the opening of Mount Everest’s main climbing route, stranding ...