Mount Everest hikers rescued
Digest more
About 350 hikers caught in the storm have been guided to safety by rescuers, Reuters reported. They were taken to the small township of Qudang, near the eastern slope of Everest. A male hiker, 41, reportedly died of hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, according to Xinhua, a Chinese state media outlet.
Headlines worldwide reported today that 1,000 climbers were stranded on Everest and needed rescue. That's far from the truth. We clear up the confusion.
Islands.com on MSN
Mount Everest's Dangerous Weather Puts Hikers And Basecamp Trekkers In Danger, Not Just Mountaineers
While most know that climbing to the peak of Mount Everest is dangerous, the weather is now putting hikers in the mountain's lower sections at risk.
3don MSN
Nearly 1,000 Climbers Trapped on Mount Everest amid Blizzard as Teams Undertake Rescue Efforts
Nearly 1,000 climbers became trapped in campsites on the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, as rescuers battle a blizzard to get them out. A snowstorm struck a camp for hikers and climbers on the mountain,
A climber has died near Mount Everest after getting caught in a powerful snowstorm, as hundreds of hikers remain trapped on the world’s highest peak in extreme conditions. The climber, a South Korean national,
From the flat sands of the Gulf to the icy slopes of the Himalayas, Safrina Latheef s journey to the top of Mount Everest reads like a
Some alarming headlines reported 1,000 climbers stranded on Everest. In fact, they were not climbers but tourists visiting the North Side Base Camp by road.
Green Boots is one of the famous markings that is used by climbers as a marking during their path to the top. As per the name, it is a pair of bright green boots underneath a caved area on the mountain, but those boots are being worn by a man who has been stuck on Everest for nearly twenty years.