Sources: NBC News
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
Nepal and China agree that the height of Earth's highest mountain, Mount Everest, is 8848.86 m. 2020-12-8
Four climbers are found dead on Mount Everest, bringing this season's death toll to 10. 2017-05-24
Rescue helicopters airlift badly injured climbers off Mount Everest a day after avalanches triggered by the earthquake kill seventeen people. 2015-04-26
Eli Reimer, aged sixteen, becomes the first teenager with Down syndrome to climb to Mount Everest's Base Camp. 2013-04-1
A Buddha Air flight taking tourists to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal, killing 19 people. 2011-09-25
The south ridge of Aoraki - Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, is renamed Hillary Ridge after Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to conquer Mount Everest. 2011-08-10
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
Leading Nepalese Sherpa Chhewang Nima, known for climbing Mount Everest 19 times, disappears during an avalanche. 2010-10-24
Thirteen-year-old American Jordan Romero becomes the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 2010-05-22