Sources: NBC News
Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Kami Rita reaches the summit of Mount Everest for a record-extending 32nd time, while Lhakpa Sherpa extends the women's record with her 11th successful ascent. 2026-05-17
In ski mountaineering, Polish climber Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to complete a continuous ski descent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. 2025-09-22
The Nepalese government suspends climbing of Mount Everest for tourists and halts visas for visitors until April 30. 2020-03-13
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
Four climbers from Canada, China, Germany and South Korea die whilst returning from the summit of Mount Everest; a Nepalese guide is missing. 2012-05-21
A Buddha Air flight taking tourists to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal, killing 19 people. 2011-09-25
Leading Nepalese Sherpa Chhewang Nima, known for climbing Mount Everest 19 times, disappears during an avalanche. 2010-10-24
Scientists at the University of Toronto claim that mountain climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine could not have reached the top of Mount Everest in 1924 as they were caught in a perfect storm. 2010-08-16
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