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Last surviving member of first Mount Everest expedition dies aged 92

He was among the 35 people who supported Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide in their historic ascent

The Independent UK

Garmin inReach Mini 2 review: I'm lucky I didn't need this tiny, life-saving gadget at Everest Base Camp – but I wouldn't go without it

Garmin is the gold standard of satellite communicators, and this device helps you head into the backcountry with confidence

Advnture

The trek to Everest Base Camp was even tougher than I expected – I wouldn’t change a thing

Altitude aches, a chance encounter with Tenzing Norgay's son, unforgettable alpine starts on one of mountaineering’s most iconic destinations

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Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit

A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop Everest and drawing attention to growing concerns over safety and overcrowding.

Euronews

Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit

Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains.

Euronews

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak

The Independent UK

Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers

People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s. We take a closer look at their vital role in these high-risk expeditions

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A Week on the Wrist with the Rolex Explorer – basic, boring, brilliant

The platonic ideal of a sports watch; it’s near-perfect

How to watch 'Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World' online from anywhere

There's a new companion, an old enemy and a breakneck journey through time. Here's how to watch "Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World" from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

‘Sherpas are rarely seen as elite athletes’: record-breaking teenager’s fight for equality

Nima Rinji Sherpa is youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks at 18 years old. Now he is pushing for recognition of his community

The Guardian - UK

Apple TV Plus signs Tom Huddleston and Willem Dafoe for Tenzing, a movie about Mt. Everest climbers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Two big stars have been signed on for a new Apple TV Plus movie about an expedition to Mount Everest.

iMore

Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory’s final Everest attempt

It’s almost a century since the 1924 expedition ended in tragedy, yet the question of whether the climbers conquered the summit remains unanswered

The Guardian - UK

What is mountaineering?

We explain everything you need to know about ascending big peaks against all odds

Advnture

Exploring The Top 10 Famous World Expeditions

Discover the historic expeditions of famous explorers like Marco Polo, Magellan, and Shackleton that shaped our world.

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Mount Everest Crowded And Dirty, Needs Respect

Kanchha Sherpa, a member of the first Everest expedition, expresses concerns over crowding and pollution on the sacred mountain, highlighting the environme...

Daily Mirror

Everest camp turned into huge rubbish dump on 70th anniversary of first scaling

Seventy years after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hilary became the first people to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain was filmed covered in piles of rubbish left by climbers

The Independent UK

Boy, six, climbs 12 UK mountains ‘to help poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow has summited 12 of the highest mountains in the UK over the course of nine months.

Reuters

From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees 'no future' in Nepal

Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time.

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Daily Mirror

Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest

Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps

The Conversation

70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted

Mountains – their height, their mass, their climates and ecosystems – have fascinated humans for thousands of years. But there is one that holds extra-special meaning for many – Mount Everest, or Chomolungma as the Nepalese Sherpa people call it.

Wales Online

Six-year-old's climbing mission to scale 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow hopes to complete the challenge by May 29, the day Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach Mount Everest's summit

The Independent UK

Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow hopes to complete the challenge by May 29 – the day Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest 70 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Bone Valley; There Are No Greater Heroes; The Crowning of Everest and more – review

A true-crime documentary puts others in the shade, a trip down psych-rock’s memory lane is full of charm – and Everest the immersive way

Nottingham Post

Nottingham man's Everest Expedition food package set to reach thousands at auction

The package has been kept since the expedition in 1953 by his son

The Conversation

Triumph, tragedy and climate change: telling the stories of the Sherpas of Everest

Few communities have enjoyed the collective fame and individual obscurity of the Sherpas. This minority group, living across the high-Himalaya border between Tibet (China) and Nepal, has become famous for its many world-class mountain climbers.

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