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What the Heck Is Going On with the Mount Everest Blizzard Rescue?

On Friday, October 3, a giant storm blew across the Himalayas and dropped feet of snow.

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All Mount Everest hikers brought back to safety after being stuck for days in ‘violent’ blizzard

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Some 900 stranded by blizzard at Mount Everest reach safety

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All stranded Everest hikers evacuated from remote Tibetan valley

Rescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety on Tuesday, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders, authorities said, ending one of the large...

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Rescuers race to evacuate stranded Everest hikers by Tuesday, source says

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Snowstorm traps hundreds on Mount Everest

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Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest

What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions.

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Is the Speed Record on Mount Everest Even Attainable?

After striking out five times on the world’s highest peak, an American ultrarunner is questioning the feasibility of breaking the fastest known time from Nepal

Which are the Highest and Lowest Points on Earth?

Explore Earth's highest and lowest points—from Mount Everest and the Dead Sea to Challenger Deep. Discover how these extremes were formed and why they matter.

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2 climbers die on Mount Everest; expedition organizers still deciding if and when bodies will be retrieved

An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest, as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just ...