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KATHMANDU – Weak climbers being led up Mount Everest by expedition operators with insufficient experience are causing problems, a veteran mountain guide said on Sunday (June 4), after one of the deadliest climbing seasons in years on the world’s highest mountain. At least 12 climbers died and five are missing and feared dead on the 8,849m Mount Everest during this...

Today marks 70 years since the incredible feat.

Here’s what happened when a wildness amateur took on the world's best trackers.

A guide from New Zealand says someone pilfered valuable supplies at Camp IV. Plus, hundreds of climbers are expected to push for the summit this week.

One client pleaded guilty and resigned from Congress. Another lied about his business past and climbing Mount Everest. But Christ Grant makes no apology for advising them.

Garrett Madison was sued by one of his clients in 2020 after he called off an expedition saying it was too dangerous. A signed settlement states the client was not entitled to a refund, and that guides should not fear lawsuits when making decisions about safety.

Day 31 of Patrick Conroy's assignment to cover the first ever South African Everest expedition has the team preparing to dismantle camp and trek back down through the mountains.

Watch: Samantha Hayes full report Credits: Video - Newshub ; Image - Getty Newshub can reveal COVID-19 is tearing through one of the most remote places on the planet: Everest Base Camp.  The Nepalese government denies its happening, but a Nepalese Sherpa who has recently come off the worlds highest mountain has called the outbreak scary. Nepal shares a border with India which has remained open through the pandemic, and the new Delta variant is now widespread throughout Nepal and the Everest ar...

Nepal has officially recorded nearly 600,000 cases of COVID-19.