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In this photo made on May 22, 2019, a long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest. About half a dozen climbers died on Everest last week most while descending from the congested summit during only a few windows of good weather each May.

Pollution and Climate Change Are Making Mount Everest More Dangerous for Climbers, U.S. Scientist Warns

Prof. John All said his team found a lot of pollution buried deep in the sn...

Prof. John All said his team found a lot of pollution buried deep in the snow

A long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest on May 22, 2019. About half a dozen climbers died on Everest last week most while descending from the congested summit during only a few windows of good weather each May.

Everest Deaths Rise As Nepal Continues to Issue Permits Amid Overcrowding

Eleven people have died this season, the highest number since 2015

This April 2019 selfie photo provided by Mark Kulish shows his brother Christopher Kulish beneath Mount Everest.

A Colorado Climber Has Become the Latest to Die After Reaching the Top of Mount Everest

He died at a camp during his descent; the cause isn't yet known

Trekking paths leading to Everest base camp. Lobuche village and Ngozumpa glacier. Solu Khumbu. Nepal.

Utah Man Is Among the Latest to Die Amid Traffic Jam of Hikers at Mount Everest

A Utah man who had set off with a goal to climb the highest peak on all sev...

A Utah man who had set off with a goal to climb the highest peak on all seven continents died Wednesday after reaching the summit of Mount Everest. Donald Lynn Cash, 54, fainted from high...

Nepali survey team Suraj Sing Bhandari (C), Yubaraj Dhital (R) and mountain guide Tshiring Janbu Sherpa (L) check equipment before leaving on an expedition to remeasure the height of Mount Everest on April 8, 2019.

Nepalese Climbers Are Remeasuring Mount Everest Following Doubts About Its Height

Some speculate that the mountain shrunk after the earthquake in 2015

In this photograph taken on April 21, 2018, Mount Everest (height 8848 metres) is seen in the Everest region some 140 km northeast of the Nepali capital Kathmandu.

Two Sherpa Widows Will Try to Summit Everest in Honor of Their Late Husbands

They also hope to inspire other widows and single women

Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu, who lost both of his legs during first attempt to climb Everest, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 4, 2018.

The Ethics of Climbing Everest: Double Amputee Xia Boyu’s Feat Fuels Debates About Who Belongs on the Roof of the World

Xia Boyu's triumph has exacerbated an ethical debate that has been raging f...

Xia Boyu's triumph has exacerbated an ethical debate that has been raging for several months: Who belongs on the roof of the world?

Pollution and Climate Change Are Making Mount Everest More Dangerous for Climbers, U.S. Scientist Warns

Everest Deaths Rise As Nepal Continues to Issue Permits Amid Overcrowding

A Colorado Climber Has Become the Latest to Die After Reaching the Top of Mount Everest

Utah Man Is Among the Latest to Die Amid Traffic Jam of Hikers at Mount Everest

Nepalese Climbers Are Remeasuring Mount Everest Following Doubts About Its Height

Two Sherpa Widows Will Try to Summit Everest in Honor of Their Late Husbands

The Ethics of Climbing Everest: Double Amputee Xia Boyu’s Feat Fuels Debates About Who Belongs on the Roof of the World

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