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‘The mountain deserves better’: Everest’s highest campsite drowning in waste; video triggers debate

June 02, 2026 6:52 pm

Sharing the video, a X page dedicated to Everest expeditions, criticised the state of the campsite.

Two Indians die descending Everest: Why retrieving a body from that height is so difficult

May 28, 2026 11:07 am

Everest Death Zone explained: Bodies have lain on the Himalayas for years, serving as a landmark and warning for climbers every year. Why can’t they be brought down? We explain.

Indian climber dies while descending from Mount Lhotse summit point

May 20, 2025 1:32 pm

Rakesh Bishnoi died on Sunday (May 18) after summiting the 8,516 m (27,940 ft) mountain peak. He climbed Mt Lhotse on Sunday after abandoning his Mt Everest bid.

Bengal man dies while descending from Mt Everest summit: ‘Refused to move’

May 17, 2025 5:18 am

After being missing for around 17 hours, Ghosh’s frozen body was found on Hillary Step on Friday morning

Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mt Everest, other 8000-metre peaks

February 05, 2025 6:26 pm

The revised regulations require a high-altitude support staff or mountain guide to be assigned for every two climbers for peaks above 8,000 metres, including the 8,849 metres tall Mt Everest.

Everester from Gujarat cycles to London via 16 countries for climate change awareness

January 20, 2025 6:17 pm

Nisha Kumari and her coach Nilesh Barot met climate experts in several countries and planted over 1,100 trees on their way to London in the seven-month journey.

WATCH: Chinese drone flies over Mount Everest, captures rare aerial footage

July 11, 2024 2:50 pm

A DJI Mavic 3 drone, in collaboration with 8KRAW, captured stunning aerial footage from Everest's base camp to the summit.

IFMGA guide posts about cornice collapse on Everest, exposes dangers of overcrowding; two go missing

May 25, 2024 11:20 am

IFMGA guide Vinayak Malla shared a post detailing the perilous situation on Mount Everest, where climbers are endangered by a cornice collapse, prompting a frantic rescue operation.

Another New Zealander and first Sikh from country Malkiat Singh summits Mt Everest

May 24, 2024 11:16 am

Singh, now 53, who had immigrated to New Zealand in 1998, summited the 8,848.86 m high Mt Everest, becoming the latest New Zealander to achieve the feat

Mumbai girl Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest

May 23, 2024 2:40 pm

Kaamya, a class 12 student at Navy Children School, Mumbai, and her father Cdr S Karthikeyan successfully summited Mt. Everest (8,849 m) on May 20

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Despite odds, trekkers are climbing Mt Everest again

April 27, 2016 3:24 pm

Despite back-to-back Everest disasters — the 2015 earthquake and a massive avalanche the year before — hundreds of mountaineers have come back for a new season.

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