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A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-m (29,032-ft) peak, sharing the record number of summits with Kami Rita Sherpa, said Bigyan Koirala,...

KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achie

Kathmandu - A US climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organizer said Tuesday, in the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the...

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world's tallest peak.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world's tallest peak. | 05:45am

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world’s tallest peak.

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to

Overcrowding cited as a key factor when nine people died near the peak four years ago – one of the deadliest seasons in years - Click the link for more details.

This comes as Nepal grants record climbing permits.