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Sherpa Injured on Mount Everest

A Sherpa climber was injured when a block of ice hit him in the treacherous icefall section on Mount Everest early Monday morning.

Sherpa Injured on Mount Everest

I have added a new poll question for the month of May.

Should the Sherpas be entitled to ‘Summit Certificates’ if they summit Mount Everest and other mountains?

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story

Results from last months question

Which way did Mallory and Irvine climb the First Step?

Directly up the front along the ridge 64%
They didn't climb it at all 21%
Up the modern route 15%

Sherpas Protest at Everest Base Camp

Hundreds of Sherpa climbers who met at Mount Everest base camp today asked the government to immediately issue their summit certificates.

Sherpas Protest at Mount Everest Base Camp

Funeral held for Ueli Steck near Everest

Family, friends and fellow climbers gathered below the world’s highest peak on Thursday to say farewell to Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck.

Funeral held for Ueli Steck near Everest

Sherpas plan to summit Everest 6th May

The Sherpa rope fixing team are hoping to have the route completed all the way to the summit of Mount Everest on the 6th May.

Sherpas plan to summit Everest 6th May

Fined $22,000 for having no Everest Permit

A South African attempting to climb Mount Everest alone and without a permit was ordered off the mountain, had his passport confiscated and would be fined $22,000, an official said today.

Fined $22,000 for having no Everest Permit

9 Sherpas Reach Mount Everest Summit

A team of nine Sherpa climbers have become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest from the Tibet side in the spring climbing season.

9 Sherpas Reach Mount Everest Summit

Woman Summits Everest for Eighth Time

A Nepali woman climber Lhakpa Sherpa, 44, has stood on the summit of Mount Everest for the eighth time, setting a new record.

Woman Summits Everest for Eighth Time

Mount Everest South Side Summits

A team of rope-fixing climbers successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal side after they opened a climbing route to the summit on Monday afternoon.

Mount Everest South Side Summits

Youngest Briton to Summit Everest from Both Sides

Mollie Hughes has become the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest from the north and south sides.

Youngest Briton to Summit Everest from Both Sides

The Hillary Step has Collapsed

The famous Hillary Step on the SE Ridge of Mount Everest has actually collapsed, probably as a result of the terrible earthquake that devastated Nepal in 2015.

The Hillary Step has Collapsed

Two Die on Mount Everest

An Australian and an American climber have both died while high on Mount Everest today, Sunday 21st May 2017.

Two Die on Mount Everest

Hillary Step Still There say Sherpas

Nepalese climbers have disputed reports that a famous rocky outcrop near the top of Mount Everest has collapsed, saying the Hillary Step is covered in snow but intact.

Hillary Step Still There say Sherpas

4 Climbers Dead at South Col

At least four climbers including a woman mountaineer were found dead inside their tent at a high altitude camp on Mount Everest.

4 Climbers Dead at South Col

Jornet's new speed record on Everest: http://desnivel.com/expediciones/kilian ... de-rongbuk (in Spanish)