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As Mount Everest season opens, climber is 'concerned but confident' about reaching the summit

Until Tuesday, Mount Everest was imperiled because of a huge and unstable ice block that was preventing climbers from making ...

Everest Season Finally Begins. But There's a Deadly New Risk.

Rope fixers completed a path through the Khumbu Icefall. But the new route passes dangerously close to a looming serac.
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Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped sharply over the past century

Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped significantly over the past century, even as more climbers attempt the summit, a ...

The elite ‘icefall doctors’ who care for Mount Everest

Dawa Jangbu Sherpa is one of 11 elite doctors who monitor the perilous slopes of Mount Everest. But he isn’t there to address ...

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Giant ice tower stalls Everest climbing season start

A 100-foot ice block in the Khumbu Icefall has delayed the opening of Mount Everest’s main climbing route, stranding hundreds at base camp. The blockage during the narrow April–May summit window ...