Summits, records, expeditions and climbing seasons on Everest and the Himalayan giants.
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Mountaineering
Everest Climbing Fee Rises to US$15,000 as New Mountaineering Rules Take Effect
From 1 September 2025, the Everest royalty for foreign climbers on the normal south route in spring rose from US$11,000 to US$15,000, the first increase since 2015. Autum...
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Mountaineering
Kami Rita Sherpa Reaches Everest's Summit for a Record 31st Time
At about 4 a.m. on 27 May 2025, Kami Rita Sherpa, 55, reached the summit of Everest for the 31st time, extending his world record.
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Mountaineering
Two Nepali Records on Shishapangma: Youngest Ever and First Nepali Woman to Climb All 14 Peaks
On 9 October 2024, on Shishapangma, 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa became the first N...
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Mountaineering
Purnima Shrestha Climbs Everest Three Times in 13 Days
Nepali photojournalist Purnima Shrestha reached the summit of Everest on 12, 19 and 25 May 2024, becoming the first woman to climb Everest three times in one season.
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Mountaineering
Phunjo Lama Sets Women's Speed Record on Everest: 14 Hours 31 Minutes
On 23 May 2024, Phunjo Lama climbed from Everest Base Camp to the summit in 14 hours 31 minutes, the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman.
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Mountaineering
Kami Rita Sherpa Climbs Everest for the 30th Time
On 22 May 2024, Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Everest for a record 30th time, his second summit in ten days after his 29th on 12 May.
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Mountaineering
Cornice Collapse near Everest Summit Sends Climbers Falling; Two Missing
On 21 May 2024, a cornice collapsed near the Hillary Step as a queue of climbers descended from Everest's summit. British climber Daniel Paterson and guide Pas Tenji Sher...
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Mountaineering
Avalanches on Shishapangma Kill Four, Including Two Nepali Guides
On 7 October 2023, two avalanches on Shishapangma in Tibet killed American climbers Gina Marie Rzucidlo and Anna Gutu and their Nepali guides Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa and Min...
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Mountaineering
Tenjen Sherpa and Kristin Harila Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders in 92 Days
On 27 July 2023, Nepali guide Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa and Norwegian climber Kristin Harila summited K2 to complete all 14 eight-thousand-metre peaks in a record 92 days.
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Mountaineering
Everest's Deadliest Season: Record 478 Permits and 17 Dead or Missing
The spring 2023 Everest season ended as the deadliest on record: Nepal issued a record 478 permits, and 17 people died or went missing, including three Sherpas killed in...
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Mountaineering
Nepal Marks 70 Years since the First Ascent of Everest
On 29 May 2023, Nepal celebrated the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953, marked each year as Internationa...
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Mountaineering
Hari Budha Magar Becomes the First Double Above-Knee Amputee to Climb Everest
On 19 May 2023, former Gurkha soldier Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs above the knee in Afghanistan in 2010, reached the summit of Everest, a world first.
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Mountaineering
Climber Pulled Alive from Annapurna Crevasse after Three Days
On 20 April 2023, rescuers lifted Indian climber Anurag Maloo alive from a deep crevasse on Annapurna, three days after he fell. The same week, Noel Hanna died at Camp 4...
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Mountaineering
Sanu Sherpa Becomes the First Person to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders Twice
On 21 July 2022, Nepali climber Sanu Sherpa became the first person in history to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000 m peaks twice.
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Mountaineering
Nepal Proposes Moving Everest Base Camp off the Melting Khumbu Glacier
In June 2022, Nepali officials said Everest Base Camp could be moved 200–400 m lower, off the thinning Khumbu Glacier, possibly by 2024. The camp has not moved, and the p...
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Mountaineering
Lhakpa Sherpa Becomes the First Woman to Climb Everest 10 Times
On 12 May 2022, Lhakpa Sherpa reached the summit of Everest for the tenth time, breaking her own record for the most ascents by a woman.
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Mountaineering
Nepal and China Announce New Height of Everest: 8,848.86 m
On 8 December 2020, Nepal and China jointly announced the new official height of Mount Everest, 8,848.86 m, after separate survey expeditions measured the summit.
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Mountaineering
Ang Rita Sherpa, the "Snow Leopard", Dies at 72
Ang Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest ten times without supplementary oxygen between 1983 and 1996, including the only winter ascent without oxygen, died in Kathmandu on 2...
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Mountaineering
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa Becomes the Youngest to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders
On 29 October 2019, Mingma Gyabu "David" Sherpa summited Shishapangma to become, at 30 years and 166 days, the youngest person at the time to climb all 14 eight-thousande...
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Mountaineering
Nirmal Purja Climbs All 14 Eight-Thousanders in a Record 189 Days
On 29 October 2019, Nepali climber Nirmal "Nims" Purja reached the summit of Shishapangma, completing all 14 of the world's 8,000 m peaks in 189 days, smashing the previo...
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Mountaineering
Photo of Everest "Traffic Jam" Shocks the World as Deaths Rise
On 22 May 2019, a photograph by Nirmal Purja of a long queue of climbers on Everest's summit ridge went viral, as overcrowding and a short weather window contributed to o...
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Mountaineering
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa Becomes Nepal's First Woman International Mountain Guide
In December 2017, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa from Rolwaling became Nepal's first woman, and the first Asian woman, to earn the IFMGA international mountain guide certification.
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Mountaineering
Swiss Climber Ueli Steck Dies While Acclimatising near Everest
On 30 April 2017, the Swiss climber Ueli Steck, famous for his speed ascents, fell to his death on the slopes of Nuptse while acclimatising for an attempt on an Everest–L...
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Mountaineering
Yuichiro Miura Becomes Oldest Person to Climb Everest at 80
On 23 May 2013, 80-year-old Japanese climber and former extreme skier Yuichiro Miura reached the summit of Everest, becoming the oldest person to climb it at that time.
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Mountaineering
Arunima Sinha Becomes the First Female Amputee to Climb Everest
On 21 May 2013, Indian climber Arunima Sinha, who lost a leg after being pushed from a train in 2011, reached the summit of Everest from Nepal, the first female amputee t...
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Mountaineering
Fight Breaks Out between Sherpas and European Climbers on Everest
On 27 April 2013, a dispute on the Lhotse Face escalated into a fight at Everest Camp 2 between Sherpa rope-fixers and climbers Ueli Steck, Simone Moro and Jonathan Griff...
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Mountaineering
Avalanche Hits Manaslu Camp 3 before Dawn, Killing at Least 11 Climbers
Early on 23 September 2012, a serac collapse triggered an avalanche that struck Camp 3 on Manaslu, killing at least 11 climbers from Nepal, France, Germany, Italy and Spa...
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Mountaineering
Chhurim Sherpa Becomes the First Woman to Climb Everest Twice in One Season
In May 2012, Nepali climber Chhurim Sherpa reached the summit of Everest on 12 May and again on 19 May, becoming the first woman to climb Everest twice in one season.
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Mountaineering
Mingma Sherpa Becomes the First South Asian to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders
On 20 May 2011, Mingma Sherpa from Makalu village completed all 14 eight-thousand-metre peaks on Kangchenjunga, becoming the first Nepali and first South Asian to do so.
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Mountaineering
Apa Sherpa Climbs Everest for a Record 21st Time
On 11 May 2011, Apa Sherpa from Thame reached the summit of Everest for the 21st time, a record at the time. He then retired from Everest and campaigned for climate actio...