Mount Everest

Everest survivor out of intensive care, as probe calls grow

Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of Mount Everest on May 30. He was found on June 4.

A Sherpa survived 6 days alone on Everest. His family says he was abandoned

Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 4.

Family of ‘miracle’ Everest survivor demands probe into rescue efforts

Nepali climber Dawa Sherpa dragged himself off Mount Everest six days after being abandoned.

Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen

Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Sherpa rescued after going missing on Everest with no food, oxygen

Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found on June 4 close to Everest Base Camp by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.

With good weather and internet access, record number of climbers scale Everest

Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window – a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts – contributed to a surge of successful ascents.

Everest operators must vet climbers better, says ascent record holder

FILE PHOTO: British climber Kenton Cool speaks to the media after returning to Kathmandu following his 20th ascent of Mount Everest, the most by any foreign climber, Nepal, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Briton Kenton Cool makes record Everest climb as climbing season’s death toll rises to 5

British climber Kenton Cool, 49, smiles while he speaks with the media personnel, upon his arrival at the airport, as he returns after completing his 17th ascent of Mount Everest, which is the most by any foreign climber, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day from Nepali side

Experts warn overcrowding increases risks in Everest’s "death zone", prompting tighter controls.

Nepali duo break own records on Mt Everest

Mr Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, climbed Mount Everest for the first time in 1994 and has repeated the feat almost every year.

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