Everest

First Azerbaijani woman conqueres Everest

First Azerbaijani woman conqueres Everest

Elmira Aslanova became the first Azerbaijani to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 19. The woman told about her dream that she has been walking towards for a long time, and which she has repeatedly rejected, considering …

Russian climber dies at camp on Mount Everest

Russian climber dies at camp on Mount Everest

Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday. Kostrikin, …

Chinese researchers set up weather station on Mount Everest

Chinese researchers set up weather station on Mount Everest

Chinese scientific researchers set up the world’s highest automatic weather station on Mount Everest, or Qomolangma, on Wednesday. The weather station will be the first to use high-precision radar to measure the thickness of …

Mount Everest closed for climbers because of coronavirus fears

Mount Everest closed for climbers because of coronavirus fears

Nepal has closed all of its Himalayan peaks including Mount Everest this climbing season because of fears of the coronavirus outbreak, Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said. According to him, expeditions to all peaks in the …