2 Mongolian Climbers Missing For 5 Days Confirmed Dead on Mt. Everest In a tragic turn of events, two Mongolian climbers, Usukhjargal Tsedendamba and Purevsuren Lkhagvajav, have been confirmed dead on Mt. Everest after reaching the summit on May 13. The climbers were reported missing on May 12 after setting out for the summit without personal guides and were later confirmed deceased on Friday. Pemba Sherpa, Director at 8K Expeditions, revealed that […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Marine, Amputee, and Mountaineer Kirstie Ennis Turns Around 200 Meters From Everest Summit Kristie Ennis has scaled six of the ‘Seven Summits,’ the highest peak on each continent. Most recently, the experienced mountaineer decided to turn around just 200 meters (650 feet) from the summit of Mount Everest, Nepal, due to injury. We wish her the best and hope she can make another attempt later. This was not the first time Kristie was […] Climbing Brian K | June 16, 2023 1 Comment
Kilian Jornet Survives Avalanche on Mt. Everest On May 24th, Kilian Jornet, 35, set off an avalanche in the Hornbein Couloir on the West Ridge of Everest. He survived a 50-meter fall down the couloir. The West Ridge is known as one of the most difficult and treacherous routes to the peak of Everest. The Hornbein Couloir is around 500 vertical meters, and it was first ascended […] Avalanche Quintin Mills | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Footage Reveals Shocking Amounts of Trash at Mt Everest Camp 4 Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It’s high time we address this issue with urgency and commitment. Let’s demand stricter regulations, enforcement of clean climbing practices, and effective waste management strategies. Video… pic.twitter.com/KGMlRmUuZk — Everest Today (@EverestToday) May 28, 2023 “Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | May 30, 2023 0 Comments
Tragic Death of Australian Man on Mt Everest, Nepal Jason Kennison from Australia died while descending Mt Everest on Friday, May 19, 2023. The 40-year-old had learned to walk again following a devastating car crash in 2006 when an overtaking truck clipped the front of his vehicle, which left him with several broken bones and severe spinal cord injuries. Doctors had told him that he would never walk again, […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | May 22, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Ghurka Veteran First Double Above-Knee Amputee to Climb Mt Everest, Nepal Amputee Hari Budha Magar became the first ever double above-knee amputee to conquer Mt Everest in Nepal. In fact, the 43-year-old was instrumental in overturning a ban by Nepal that had stopped blind and double-amputee climbers from ascending the highest mountain above sea-level in 2018. Hari Budha had lost his lower legs while serving as a Ghurka in the British army, […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | May 21, 2023 0 Comments
Nepal Issues a Record 466 Permits for Mount Everest This Spring Accounting for roughly 10% of Nepal’s GDP, Mount Everest plays a fundamental role in Nepal’s economic growth. Nepal is cashing in this year, as they have issued a record 466 permits to climb Everest this spring, which has brought in nearly $5 million since they charge $11,000 per foreign climber. “This is the highest number of permits the department has […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 4, 2023 1 Comment
The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp Everest’s base camp is moving—rising global temperatures and a thinning glacier, the culprits. The Nepalese government is moving the outpost which houses up to 1,500 people during peak season and produces over 1,000 gallons of human urine a day because warming temperatures are causing the Khumbu Glacier it sets on to melt, making the camp unsafe due to rapidly forming, […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | June 22, 2022 0 Comments
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