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Mount Everest hikers rescued

Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest. Rescue efforts are underway.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest. Rescue efforts are underway. Hundreds of hikers are stranded near Mount Everest due to a powerful blizzard that showered the Himalayas, Reuters reported, citing Chinese state media CCTV.

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Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm

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Mount Everest rescue efforts continue after hundreds of hikers are trapped by a blizzard

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Hundreds of hikers trapped on Mount Everest in brutal snowstorm

A severe snowstorm on Mount Everest 's eastern face during China's Golden Week holiday resulted in one death and left over 200 trekkers stranded.

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Some 900 stranded by blizzard at Mount Everest reach safety

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

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Charity trekkers safely off Everest after blizzard

At least one hiker died and hundreds were stranded on the mountain's eastern slopes when a shock blizzard hit over the weekend.

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Hundreds Trapped On Mount Everest As Blizzard Hits; Rescuers Race To Reach Them

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Mount Everest rescue finally reaches hundreds stranded after snowstorm

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Have we been measuring mountains all wrong?

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition.

About Those Stranded Tourists Near (But Not On) Everest

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.

Outside

Video: This Puffy Jacket Made Mount Everest Base Camp Feel Like Home

Ben is a journalist, writer, National Geographic Explorer, and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years. He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan mountaineering. Conditions can be inhospitable at the ...

The Atlantic

Nepal's Optimistic Plan Could Clean Up Mount Everest in Five Short Years

Nepal's government has crafted a plan to keep Mount Everest from turning into a trash-filled peak by cleaning it up in five short years. But with Nepal's government corruption, those plans might be a bit optimistic. However, enforcement of that rule will ...