The Everest figures confirmed our sad suspicion: that the unparalleled figure of 17 deaths was not the whole tally. The final figure, confirmed by Nepal authorities, adds up to 20. Not exactly ...

Our mountaineering expert looks into the death zone and the reasons why climbing 8,000-meter peaks can be so dangerous ...

A mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest six times died after falling off a ladder while changing a light bulb at home. Rating: Unproven (About this rating?) For years, internet users have claimed ...

So how deadly is Everest and how does it compare with others in the region? Records suggest there have been just over 280 deaths on the mountain. While the number of deaths has been increasing ...

Over the past two decades, the average annual death rate of climbers on Mount Everest has remained at about six. But this spring, at least 10 people have already been reported dead or missing on ...

"I cannot believe what I saw up there," Everest filmmaker Elia Saikaly wrote on Instagram last week. "Death. Carnage. Chaos. Lineups. Dead bodies on the route." Eleven people have died climbing ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Vanessa O'Brien: 26,000 feet or 8,000 meters, they do call the "death zone." The death zone is, you know, a part of what happens at height in the mountain.

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[AFP] An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.

Three more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers and officials said Friday, taking the toll from a deadly week on the overcrowded world's highest peak to seven. "Two more Indian ...