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Bodies spotted at site where five climbers went missing last year - Reuters
Bodies spotted at site where five climbers went missing last year Reuters
August 8, 2026He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home
For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.
August 8, 2026The avalanche that killed a climbing legend - and a generation of record-setting guides
Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.
August 4, 2026'Your legacy will live forever': Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja
Tributes are pouring out across Nepal after an avalanche killed some of the country's best mountaineers.
August 3, 2026Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
The Nepali-born climber was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
August 1, 2026Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan, hiking company says - reuters.com
Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan, hiking company says reuters.com
August 1, 2026Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche
An American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis are said to be part of the group feared missing in Pakistan.
July 31, 2026An Everest guide's miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Why was a cook leading clients up the world's highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
June 10, 2026Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice'
Dawa Sherpa was spotted alive by a cleaning crew as he slid slowly down the world's tallest mountain and spoke to the BBC from hospital.
June 5, 2026Watch: Guide stranded on Everest for six days rescued
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.
June 4, 2026Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen - Reuters
Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen Reuters
June 4, 2026'Everest Man' and 'Mountain Queen' break own records scaling world's tallest peak
Kami Rita Sherpa and Lakpa Sherpa summited Everest for the 32nd and 11th time, respectively.
May 18, 2026Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time - Reuters
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Reuters
May 17, 2026Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice
Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns.
May 13, 2026Jim Whittaker, first American to Mount Everest summit, dies aged 97
The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.
April 9, 2026Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
The woman died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.
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He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home
The body of an Indian climber who died 30 years ago wearing his green mountaineering boots has become a grim marker along the road to Everest's summit For 30 years, a dead body known as "Green Boots"
The avalanche that killed a climbing legend - and a generation of record-setting guides
British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who led the Broad Peak expedition, was best known for speed climbing the "14 peaks" Altogether, they summited Mount Everest dozens of times and achieved numerous
'Your legacy will live forever': Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja
Students and staff at Purja's former school lit candles in commemoration of him Tributes are pouring out across Nepal after an avalanche killed all 10 members of an expedition on Pakistan's Broad Pea
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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
Nirmal Purja became known internationally following a 2021 Netflix documentary Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in
Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche
Nirmal Purja at the summit of Mount Everest A ten-member international mountaineering team led by renowned Nepal-born former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja is feared missing after an avalanche on Pakistan
Defying all odds: Mount Everest guide crawls back to base camp alive after 6 days missing
01:03 Man airlifted after surviving alone on Mount Everest for 6 days Newly released footage showed the moment rescuers evacuated Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa, also known as Hillary, from Everest Base Cam
Jim Whittaker, first American to Mount Everest summit, dies aged 97
Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died aged 97, according to his family. He climbed to the highest point on earth on 1 May 1963 and remained among the most h
Austrian climber guilty of manslaughter after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
Kerstin G died of hypothermia after being left alone on Austria’s highest peak Removed from bookmarks From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when th
Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
An Austrian climber has been found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on Austria's highest mountain last year. The man, named only as Thomas P in line with Aus