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As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its ghosts

by Paavan Mathema - June 30, 2024 - 4:45pm

On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain.

Nepalis demand safeguards a decade after deadly Everest disaster

by Paavan Mathema - April 15, 2024 - 7:14pm

Ten years ago, Nepali mountain guide Dawa Tashi Sherpa was fighting for his life after being hit by an avalanche on Everest which was then the deadliest disaster on the world's highest mountain.

At least 132 dead in Nepal earthquake

by Paavan Mathema - November 4, 2023 - 6:09pm

At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts.

Nepali climber claims new speed record for world's 14 highest peaks

by Paavan Mathema - October 29, 2019 - 2:30pm

A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for summiting the world's 14 highest peaks, racing up all "8000ers" in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts.

Everest 'traffic jam' survivor calls for tougher rules

by Paavan Mathema - May 28, 2019 - 8:45am

Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the...

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