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The 'death zone' of Mount Everest - what it really is, and why it’s so deadly

The Death Zone, above 8,000 meters on Mount Everest, is a literal physiological boundary where the human body cannot survive ...

The Nepal Government Wants to Make It Harder to Climb Mount Everest

The Government of Nepal just made a first pass at the Integrated Tourism Bill, which sets new rules for who can summit Mount ...
NBC Washington

Climbing Deaths Rise on Everest as Nepal Issues More Permits

Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger

Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could ...
The Boston Globe

Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering ...