Mount Everest hikers rescued
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Over 200 hikers were stranded at Mount Everest, trapped by heavy snow after a blizzard, as rescuers raced against time to reach them. Some 350 others have been led to safety by rescuers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, and rescuers were in contact with another 200.
All four members of the Furtenbach Adventures team who prepped for their climb by hypoxic training at home and breathing Xenon gas, summited Everest today, five days after leaving the UK. They now have 48 hours to get back to Base Camp and link helicopters ...
Poland's Andrzej Bargiel has become the first climber to ski down the world's highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his team and expedition organiser said Thursday.
Poland's Andrzej Bargiel became the first climber to ski down the world's highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his team said.
The four men who want to climb Everest in seven days door-to-door made Camp 3 on Monday. Today, they have reached Camp 4, just four days after leaving the UK. However. The jet stream is hitting the mountain hard, and forecasts expect this will continue for ...
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Everest Season Wraps Up: FKT and Wingsuit Attempts, Xenon, Helicopter Rescues, 100s of Summits
Yesterday's Everest Day celebrations in Kathmandu marked both the 72nd anniversary of the peak's first ascent and the official closure of the 2025 season. Overall, the season featured uncertain weather and often jet-stream winds on the upper slopes.
Nepal and China decided to suspend climbing permits for the spring. China and Nepal are not giving permits to climbers hoping to summit Mount Everest this season. The reports that climbers won't be able to make attempts from either the northern, Chinese ...