Experience: I’ve climbed Mount Everest 20 times In 1996 doctors told me I wouldn’t walk again unaided, but in 2022 I took the record for the most Everest summits by a non-Sherpa The Guardian - UK · Oct 23
This relaxing at-home activity could ease pain linked to common condition One man said he was able to ‘tackle his Everest’ – a steep hill in his local park – after taking part in the study The Independent UK · Oct 19
The Welsh mountain inn that helped conquer Everest As a new film about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay is released, we visit Pen-Y-Gwryd, the Snowdonia hotel that served as British ‘base camp’ for the 1953 expedition and where the spirit of adventure lives on The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
Oldest Man To Summit Everest: Yuichiro Miura set record at 80; Guinness still honors 2013 feat At the remarkable age of 80 years and 223 days, Yuichiro Miura achieved the incredible feat of summiting Mount Everest once again. Having already made two previous successful ascents at 70 and 75, his latest climb serves as an inspiring testament to resilience, especially after undergoing four heart surgeries. Utilizing… The Times of India · Oct 9
‘Tenzing biopic made me wonder what he would think if he could return to the mountain today’ – glaciologist and mountaineer Seventy three years ago Tenzing Norgay stood on top of Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, which roughly translates as “Goddess Mother of the World”. The Conversation · Oct 9
‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more Peeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madness’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
In ‘Tenzing,’ the Everest-scaling Sherpa Tenzing Norgay finally gets the spotlight The first image ever taken of a human being standing atop Mount Everest was of Tenzing Norgay The Independent UK · Oct 6
Tom Hiddleston trekked to Everest base camp for Tenzing Tom Hiddleston trekked to the Mount Everest base camp to gain some experience before playing climber Edmund Hillary in new movie Tenzing. BANG Premier · Sep 25
Everest climbers are melting the mountain’s glacier with their pee, according to a shocking study If you're relieving yourself on Everest urine a lot of trouble. We Got This Covered · Sep 5
Climbers are melting Everest’s glacier with their urine, study warns Climbers and guides drink large volumes of water at altitude to avoid dehydration, and collectively produce more than 6,000 litres of urine a day The Independent UK · Sep 3
Sherpas Are Risking It All On Everest While Tourists Order Espresso At Basecamp, Let’s Talk About That Gorilla trekking and Everest summits are bucket list moments. And for a fee, you can get there comfortably, on the back of an underpaid local. Just because you can, does that mean you should? Read the full article to join the debate on the ethics behind luxury adventure tourism. Bored Panda · Sep 1
Fresh flood warning issued in Nepal as death toll climbs above 900 Mountain rescue specialists usually deployed to assist climbers on Himalayan peaks are assisting search for hydropower workers trapped in flooded tunnels The Independent UK · Aug 30
Everest veterans, mountain guides enter choked hydropower tunnel to rescue 6 Highly trained mountain guides and Everest veterans joined flood rescue efforts in Nepal's Rasuwa district. Specialist teams used expedition skills to access disaster zones where roads had disappeared. Rescuers entered a mud-choked hydropower tunnel, pushing approximately 120 meters inside. They recovered a camera bag and determined excavation equipment was needed… The Times of India · Aug 29
Tom Hiddleston’s new Everest Epic Tenzing to Open Zurich Film Festival The actor and his co-star in the project, Willem Dafoe, star in Jennifer Peedom’s true-life Mount Everest drama. BANG Premier · Aug 25
The Times of India · Aug 21 Angry at fireworks in mountains, China shuts down its 8000-ders to foreign climbers China-Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) had already kept foreign expeditions off Everest’s north side, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma during the spring season
The Economic Times · Aug 16 Bianca Adler turns Everest heartbreak into history: 18-year-old Australian returns a year after turning back 400 metres from summit to become youngest Australian woman to reach the top Bianca Adler, an enterprising eighteen-year-old from Australia, has successfully summited Mount Everest, achieving a long-held dream after turning back just 400 meters shy on a previous attempt. With this triumph, she not only became the youngest Australian to conquer Everest but also built on her record as the youngest woman…
TechRadar · Aug 16 I hike for a living, and these are the 5 best GPS watches I've tested on real mountains — including Everest — from Garmin, Suunto, Coros & more As a professional hiker and adventure journalist, these are the GPS watches I recommend.
T3 · Aug 10 This Icelandic outdoor brand, which has been building gear for fishermen and mountaineers for 100 years, just proved that the best winter jackets don’t have to look technical 66ºNorth's new collection includes GORE-TEX, Polartec, archive-inspired puffers and an Everest jacket reborn as a cropped silhouette
The Independent UK · Aug 8 ‘Green Boots’ could finally be brought home to wife after 30 years frozen on Everest. ‘I will ask: where were you?’ Dorje Morup’s wife said that the the night before he left for his expedition, her husband had promised to come back a hero and to make his country proud
The Independent UK · Aug 6 From first Omani woman to summit Everest to sherpa who climbed it seven times, the 10 mountaineers killed on Broad Peak While attention has been focused on high-altitude mountaineering’s controversial star Nirmal Purja, the avalanche also claimed the lives of nine renowned climbers and guides from five countries
The Independent UK · Aug 1 Prince William ‘truly saddened’ by death of ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja The Prince of Wales described Nirmal Purja as ’one of the world’s greatest mountaineers‘
Evening Standard · Aug 1 William ‘truly saddened’ as ex-British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead William posted on social media on Saturday evening calling Mr Purja ‘one of the world’s greatest mountaineers’.
Evening Standard · Aug 1 Nirmal Purja: Former British Army soldier and Netflix star confirmed dead in Pakistan avalanche The Nepalese mountaineer was leading an expedition of 10 climbers on Broad Peak
The Independent UK · Aug 1 Former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja confirmed dead in Pakistan avalanche The Nepalese mountaineer was leading an expedition of 10 climbers on Broad Peak.
Evening Standard · Aug 1 Spencer Matthews praying for miracle during search for climbers led by Briton He shared a photo with the mountaineer on Instagram.