Tag: #Everest
Articles tagged with #Everest
Finding George Mallory
Sherpa brothers who took part in finding George Mallory recount their 1999 Everest expedition
New 8,000ers may restart peak-grabbing race
Nepal has added six Himalayan peaks to raise the total eight-thousanders from 14 to 20
Going offtrek in Solu
Take the lesser-known Lumsa route to Pikey Peak
West meets East in the Himalaya
New book by Norwegian climber examines the asymmetry in climbing expeditions, and much more
Nepal’s most prolific mountaineering clan
Family members of a Sherpa climber from Phortse have climbed Mt Everest a total of 92 times
Lives on the line in the Himalaya
The Thame flood showed climate risk is a given, and Nepal has no choice but to be prepared
Everest cornice collapse
As spring climbing season closes, climbing guide says deaths are a warning to reduce overcrowding
Keeps happening
The rule for pilots in Nepal must be: do not fly into clouds, they have rocks in them.
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the film
A new docudrama about Nepal’s first woman to climb Mt Everest is a tale of discrimination, dedication, triumph and tragedy
The trail builder of Everest
APasang Lama Sherpa with his donation box on the Everest Trail. All photos: DUSTYNEPThe name Sherpa has become synonymous all over the world…
Mushroom trekking in the Himalaya
Bhesh Rag Dahal's soup with dried mushrooms he collected. Photo: THOMAS ROEHLFor 25 years, Ang Jangmu Sherpa collected mushrooms in forests near…
Everest's natural heritage on canvas
Photos: LITTLEBIGA painting of Mt Everest could have only been unveiled on Everest Day 29 May at the iconic Hotel Everest View in Syangboche.The…
Here today, gone tomorrow
Final Letter from Base Camp about how the climate crisis is irreversibly re-sculpting the Himalaya
Letters from Base Camp 2
All photos: EELUM DIXITEverest Base Camp is ever-changing. The weather, the comings and goings, new world records — and the ice beneath. The…
Letters from Everest Base Camp 1
The sun rises from behind Lho La on Thursday morning as seen from Base Camp. Photos: EELUM DIXITEverest Base Camp sits on a moving, melting…
Remembering John Nankervis 1946-2022
New Zealand climber John Nankervis who died last week.When I bring Nank to mind we are always laughing, often uncontrollably. He is crouched…
Edinburgh store comes full circle to Nepal
In the heart of Edinburgh near the Church of St John the Evangelist is One World Shop, a modest-looking store that sells goods from all over the…
What next for Reinhold Messner?
In Nepal visit, mountaineering legend ponders life after all the legendary climbs are done
Himalayan highs
All photos: DAVID POKORNYI was initially preparing to run the 2021 Everest Trail Race following the 2019 Annapurna Marathon and another trip in…
Top Dasain Destinations
Everest View Hotel, Syangboche Located at 3,880m above sea level, this iconic hotel is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established…
Nepali designer awarded
Photos: KEV ELKINS/PETAUK-based Nepali fashion designer Sanyukta Shrestha’s eponymous sustainable bridal brand has won a sustainable fashion…
Yaas stops Everest climbers at Camp 2
The summit ridge of Mt Everest on 22 May before the bad weather from the remnants of Cyclone Yaas stopped climbing. Photo: MINGMA GMore than 100…
Yaas stops Everest climbers at Camp 2
The summit ridge of Mt Everest on 22 May before the bad weather from the remnants of Cyclone Yaas stopped climbing. Photo: MINGMA GMore than 100…
Two Nepals in the Death Zone
Climbers with bottled oxygen on the last stretch of the summit ridge of Mt Everest. Photo: Damien Francois / Nepali Times Archive“It is…