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A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 25th time on Friday, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Kami Rita and 11 other Sherpa guides reached the summit at about 6 p.m., Department of Tourism official Mira Acharya said.They are the first group of climbers to reach the …

Image copyright AFP PHOTO / PROJECT POSSIBLE Image caption Four of the deaths on Everest this climbing season were blamed on overcrowding Climbers who want to attempt Mount Everest should first have to demonstrate that they are experienced mountaineers, a panel advising Nepal’s government has recommended. Its report proposes that applicants must already have climbed …

Mount Everest’s popularity this season has left the Nepalese government with a huge amount of rubbish to clean up, including human waste, campaigners say. A record number of climbers have taken on the mountain this year, but it has created a huge task for the ethnic Sherpas who work on the government’s clean-up drive. The …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Climbers pay a premium in order to climb the mountain 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 the world’s highest peak. This …