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Japan Climber Becomes Oldest to Scale Everest

Yuichiro Miura, now 80, first conquered mountain at sprightly age of 70

(Newser) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest today—though his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot peak when...

Nepal Furious About Phone Call Atop Everest

British climber didn't get permission for interview

(Newser) - One more sign that climbing Everest just ain't what it used to be: When a British mountaineer got to the summit over the weekend, he pulled out his smartphone and gave the BBC a video billed as "the world's first live video call ... from the rooftop of...

Double Amputee Conquers Everest— Without Prosthetics

Sudarshan Gautam is first climber to do so

(Newser) - Sudarshan Gautam is missing both his arms, but that didn't stop him from achieving his dream: to reach Mount Everest's summit, which he did yesterday, according to his website . The Calgary man, 31, is the first double amputee to climb the mountain with no prosthetic limbs, Sun News...

Everest Has Become a Huge Mess

Literally and figuratively...

(Newser) - This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first American to scale Mount Everest. Back in 1963, it was a feat only a handful of skilled adventurers accomplished. Today, hundreds of often inexperienced, ill-prepared thrill-seekers attempt the ascent every year. Most now survive, but as a result, the mountain has...

Sherpas Wanted to 'Kill Us': Everest Climber

Simone Moro gives his side of the story

(Newser) - Exactly what led to a Mount Everest brawl between Sherpas and climbers? Stories conflict, but one of the climbers has provided National Geographic with a firsthand account, and it's a harrowing tale. As previously reported, Simone Moro and two other climbers were trying to get to Camp III when...

High on Everest, a Nasty Fight Breaks Out

Police investigating alleged fight between 3 climbers, 100 Sherpas

(Newser) - It sounds basically insane: Climbers and Sherpas brawling, on Everest, more than 20,000 feet in the air. But that's what allegedly happened near the famed mountain's summit on Saturday morning, reports the Independent . In its telling, some 100 Sherpas surrounded and attacked three European climbers—Jonathan Griffith,...

Teen With Down Syndrome Climbs Mt. Everest

Eli Reimer accomplishes historic feat with his dad

(Newser) - Talk about a high achievement: Oregon teenager Eli Reimer became the first person with Down syndrome to reach the base camp of Mt. Everest, People reports. Reimer made the 10-day, 70-mile trek alongside his father and even led their group: "It was humbling, it was inspiring, just an amazing...

Woman Sets Everest Record
 Woman Sets Everest Record 
Feb 25, 2013 7:37 AM CST

Woman Sets Everest Record

In a first for women, Chhurim made 2 ascents in 2 weeks

(Newser) - Impressive: Climbing Everest. Wow: Doing it twice in a matter of days. A 29-year-old Nepalese woman entered the Guinness Book of World Records today as the first woman in the world to have made two ascents in one season, having reached the peak of the 29,035-foot mountain on May...

Mount Everest, in 3.8B Stunning Pixels

David Breashears compiled image from some 400 photographs

(Newser) - The Internet has gone wild over a photo this week, and deservedly so. The image in question: a shot of Mount Everest composed of some 400 individual photographs taken by filmmaker/five-time Everest climber David Breashears. He spoke with NPR about the image, which the Washington Post reports clocks in at...

More Than 200 Dead Litter Everest

Some bodies even used as landmarks for other climbers

(Newser) - There are regular reminders in the news just how dangerous climbing Mt. Everest can be, but Smithsonian drives that point home with a look at some of the mountain's more tragic stories. More than 200 people have died on its frozen slopes, and many have ended up preserved in...

19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash
 19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash 
Sep 28, 2012 2:02 AM CDT

19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash

Plane caught fire minutes after takeoff

(Newser) - Tragedy has hit trekkers in Nepal for the second time in under a week. All 19 people on board a plane bound for the Everest region died when the Sita Air flight crashed and burned soon after taking off from Kathmandu this morning, reports the AP . Authorities say seven passengers...

Brutal Everest Fight May Inflame China and Tibet

Chinese hiker beaten 'down the ropes' by Tibetans

(Newser) - A brutal encounter between hikers on Mount Everest could threaten the uneasy relations between China and Tibet, Outside Online reports. Last month, Tibetan graduates of a mountaineering school, working as rope fixers for expeditions, noticed a Chinese man by himself on Tibert's North Col route and concluded he had...

Week After Everest Horror, 150 Begin Final Ascent

Handful have already reached summit today

(Newser) - The deaths of four people in a Mount Everest "traffic jam" last weekend haven't stopped a new crowd from pushing toward the peak. More than 150 people plan to attempt to reach the top this weekend, and already today, a number of climbers have made it, an official...

Rescuer Describes Horror on Everest 'Death Zone'

Deadly congestion claimed at least four lives

(Newser) - Mount Everest climbers, "disoriented, frostbitten, sick, and totally exhausted," struggled against 80mph winds on congested trails last weekend , writes friend Chris Tomer on the blog of American adventurer Jon Kedrowski, who helped to rescue four climbers in the mountain's "death zone." "A two-hour wait...

Toll in Everest 'Traffic Jam' Hits 4

One of the deadliest days in mountain's history

(Newser) - A fourth climber died on Mount Everest on Saturday, his body spotted not far from where three other climbers perished on one of the mountain's deadliest days. The Chinese climber and the three other victims are believed to have suffered altitude sickness and exhaustion, the AP reports; all four...

3 Everest Climbers Die, 2 Missing
 Everest Claims 3 More Victims 
May 21, 2012 3:38 AM CDT

Everest Claims 3 More Victims

Sudden windstorm moves in as climbers descend

(Newser) - Three climbers have died on Mount Everest and two others are missing, according to officials. A German, a Canadian born in Nepal, and a Korean died while descending from the 29,000-foot summit. Though the weather began favorably for the climbers, a sudden windstorm swept the mountain as they were...

73-Year-Old Woman Scales Mount Everest

Tamae Watanabe breaks age record, again

(Newser) - A 73-year-old Japanese woman became the oldest female to climb Mount Everest today, reports AP . Tamae Watanabe reached the summit this morning with four companions after an all-night climb. Best part: Watanabe held the previous record, too—after a climb she made a decade ago. The oldest person to climb...

Real Bravery Is Not Climbing Everest
 Real Bravery Is Not 
 Climbing Everest 
OPINION
May 18, 2012 12:13 PM CDT

Real Bravery Is Not Climbing Everest

Institutionalized mountain detaches hikers from risk: Freddie Wilkinson

(Newser) - We're in Everest peak season, and that means we'll probably hear much about the triumphs and tragedies on the mountain. But the "shrewdest and most independent decision of the season" came from Russell Brice, owner of Himalayan Experience, who cancelled his entire season because he thought conditions...

70-Year-Old to Climb Everest—Twice

Bill Burke intends to head up both sides

(Newser) - What do you do when you're already the oldest American to ever climb Mount Everest? If you're Bill Burke, you climb it again—and again. The 70-year-old says that he's going to attempt the rare feat of climbing the mountain twice in one season, Reuters reports, scaling...

First Death of Year Strikes Everest

Son of legendary climber dies at base camp

(Newser) - An experienced Sherpa guide who has scaled Mount Everest at least 10 times has died at the mountain's base camp, becoming the first fatality in this year's spring climbing season. Karsang Namgyal is the son of Ang Rita, a legendary climber who was the first to scale Everest...

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