Sources: NBC News
Nepal and China agree that the height of Earth's highest mountain, Mount Everest, is 8848.86 m. 2020-12-8
Nepal bans solo climbers, double amputees and blind climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents. This has been criticized by successful double-amputee Everest climbers. 2017-12-30
Four climbers are found dead on Mount Everest, bringing this season's death toll to 10. 2017-05-24
Mountaineers led by Tim Mosedale confirm suspicions that Mount Everest's famous Hillary Step had completely collapsed. 2017-05-21
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
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
Photos taken on Mount Everest from the same spot where similar pictures were taken by George Mallory in 1921 reveal what is described as an "alarming" loss of ice. 2010-07-16
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