MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday. He was 68. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes … Read more
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander … Read more
Mount Everest climbers must now rent and wear a tracking device on their journeys to cut down time on search and rescue missions, CNN reported. Rakesh Gurung, Nepal’s tourism department director, is quoted as telling the news outlet that a climber will pay $10 to $15 for a chip, which will be sewn into their … Read more
Climbers ascending Mount Everest will be expected to collect their poop in doggy bags and carry their waste back to base camp, according to new regulations from local officials as they attempt to address a long-festering littering problem on the world’s tallest peak. Local officials with Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, the body that governs most … Read more
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Because the mountaineering group prepares to have a good time the seventieth anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, there may be rising concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and climate getting harsh and unpredictable on the world’s tallest mountain. For the reason that 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain peak was first … Read more
One of many best mountain guides says he’s not able to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a file twenty eighth time ByBINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of many best mountain guides mentioned Thursday he’s not able to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a file twenty eighth time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Hari Budha Magar was born within the foothills of the Himalayas. Rising up in Nepal, surrounded by the mountains and seeing Mount Everest continuously in textbooks and native media, he thought of climbing it sometime. However college saved him busy, after which at 19, he left his nation to hitch a … Read more