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Death On Everest: A Mountaineer Explains The Psychology of Peril

Sports

This past Saturday, three people died and two others disappeared while descending from the summit of Mount Everest. But it wasn’t an avalanche or a snow-storm or a deadly fall that led to the tragedy. Instead, they had simply started climbing too late in the day, due to a traffic jam of climbers trying to […]

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The World

Second torch to summit Everest

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The World

China restricts access to Everest

Environment
The World

Documentary follows blind mountaineers

Environment
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Melting at the Top of the World

Environment

Global warming is having a dramatic impact in the Himalayas, where the glaciers are melting at a rapid pace. One local mountain climber has started a campaign to educate villagers and trekkers alike about the effects of climate change on the mountains.