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Nirmal Purja discusses his Possible Project, a mind-bending six-month expedition that redefined the rules of mountaineering

At least 59 climbers have been infected with the coronavirus this year

The rest of the infected alpinist's team has been forced to quarantine themselves at Base Camp

A new wrinkle on an already complex process

In 2019, the year a photo of a bottleneck at the summit went viral, 381 foreign climbers ascended the mountain. This year, 300 are scheduled to climb.

Some ominous data relates to glaciers

The bucket-list summit may not be so inconceivable after all

Bike up and down a mountain until you start hallucinating, basically

The regulations were announced following numerous deaths in 2019

Sharon Wood reached the summit of the mountain in 1986

Archaeologists are more than a little stumped

Eleven people died during the spring climbing season this year

More than 200 people have died on the world's highest mountain since 1922.

An onslaught of tourists has resulted in a growing garbage issue.

Thanks, Janusz

Eleven people died during the spring climbing season this year

More than 200 people have died on the world's highest mountain since 1922.

An onslaught of tourists has resulted in a growing garbage issue.

Thanks, Janusz

Guess you could say his career has, ahem, peaked

Direct helicopter flight from Kathmandu included.

You'll still need to bring your own oxygen, however

Here's why that's a good thing

We welcome it — but not for the reasons you’d think

Put down the trail mix. We found something better.

A new book honors two unsung heroes of the first Everest trek