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Nearly a third of the 315 recorded deaths on Everest over the past century have been of Sherpa guides. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A well-known Northern Irish mountain climber died on an expedition in Nepal. Noah Hanna, a famous mountain climber, died while on an expedition in Nepal The climber's body has been flown to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu Hanna resided in Dromore, County Down, with his wife, Lynne According to reports released Tuesday, the renowned Northern Irish climber Noel Hanna has perished in Nepal while descending the treacherous Annapurna mountain range.

Noel Hanna, an experienced alpinist, was found dead at a camp after he climbed the summit of Annapurna without supplemental oxygen.

Climbing permits are up, expeditions are welcoming more women, and new technology is changing the timeline for getting to the top. These are some of the storylines we’re following during the 2023 season on Mount Everest.

Millions of tonnes of ice moved downslope and covered the three Sherpas in season’s first accident on the tallest peak.

The possibility of finding the missing climbers alive is “very slim”, officials from the base camp said.

In high-altitude Nepal, one Sherpa village has more Everest summiteers than anywhere else on Earth. Why?

A new book traces the stories of the Sherpas in Nepal, who have been providing invaluable assistance to international mountaine...

KATHMANDU — US climber Hilaree Nelson’s death has brought home how treacherous the Himalayas are, dangers that guides and experts say are rising due to climate change and as more people seek high-altitude thrills.Nelson, 49, was fatally swept down from close to the peak of the 8,163-metre Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain that she and her partner were attempting to

KATHMANDU — US climber Hilaree Nelson’s death has brought home how treacherous the Himalayas are, dangers that guides and experts say are rising due to climate change and as more people seek high-altitude thrills.Nelson, 49, was fatally swept down from close to the peak of the 8,163-metre Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain that she and her partner were attempting to