Sources: NBC News
Three French climbers who went missing two weeks ago after attempting to reach Mingbo Eiger, near Mount Everest, are found dead by Nepali police. 2021-11-8
The General Administration of Sport of China announces that the summits of Mount Everest used by climbers in China will remain closed through the spring, citing COVID-19 concerns in both mainland China and neighboring Nepal. 2021-05-15
Swiss mountain climber Ueli Steck dies in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest. 2017-04-30
Eli Reimer, aged sixteen, becomes the first teenager with Down syndrome to climb to Mount Everest's Base Camp. 2013-04-1
U.S. space agency NASA admits it posted online a photograph taken from the International Space Station of an Indian mountain Saser Muztagh, claiming it as Mount Everest. With Nepalese netizens left puzzled by this, it took a Nepalese expert to point out the agency's inaccuracy. 2012-12-13
A Buddha Air flight taking tourists to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal, killing 19 people. 2011-09-25
TeliaSonera, through its Nepal subsidiary Ncell, announces that a series of eight 3G wireless transmitters have been installed along the trail to base camps on Mount Everest, with coverage reaching the summit. 2010-10-29
Thirteen-year-old American Jordan Romero becomes the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 2010-05-22
Apa, a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber who already held the world record for summiting Mount Everest more than any other person, reaches the summit for the 20th time. 2010-05-22