Kathmandu, Nepal — Hundreds of climbers scaled Nepal’s side of Mount Everest in a single day, setting a record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. It was the largest number of climbers to reach the summit on a single day from the popular route on the southern face of the world’s tallest peak. The … Read more
An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal’s busy spring climbing season. Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak, expedition organizers said, marking the season’s latest death. David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, … Read more
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