They are trapped at an altitude of 16,000ft Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest after a snow storm left them stranded. A rescue operation has been launched, with locals and rescue teams clearing blocked roads to allow for access. So far, 350 people have been led to safety according to Chinese Central Television […]

5 months ago

The helicopter wreckage has been located Six people have been killed following a helicopter crash near Mount Everest in Nepal. The news comes just hours after it was reported that the aircraft carrying five tourists was missing after taking off this morning. The aircraft, operated by the private company Manang Air based in Kathmandu, dropped […]

2 years ago

Jason Kennison had survived a devastating car crash before undertaking the challenge A mountain climber who died on Mt Everest had been preparing to conquer the mountain for years after surviving a car crash. Jason Bernard Kennison, from Perth, Australia, died at the summit on Friday after he became unresponsive. The 40-year-old’s death is the […]

3 years ago

Michael Matthews became the youngest person ever to reach the summit in 1999 Spencer Matthews is climbing Mount Everest in a bid to find his late brother’s body. In 1999, Michael Matthews reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. But tragically, the 22-year-old died during his […]

3 years ago

The Nepalese climbers made history back in January by climbing K2 in winter. Now they’re tidying up after people too A group of Nepalese climbers who ascended the K2 mount in the Himalayas earlier this year – the same set of summits as Everest and the second-highest in the world – have also been doing […]

5 years ago

He is suspected to have died of a heart attack

9 years ago