IDEAS Climbing Mount Everest just got a little less dangerous The threat of frostbite is part of every high-altitude climb. If the new FDA-approved drug had been available when my team was on ...

Two climbers died on the world's highest mountain this year, but tough new rules were brought in after 11 mountaineers perished in 2019.

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Some 30 climbers have developed frostbite or become sick near the summit of Mount Everest, a mountaineering official said Sunday, after two deaths from apparent altitude ...

Mount Everest’s summit will once again remain elusive for Nobukazu Kuriki, the tenacious Japanese climber who was nearly a month into his fifth attempt to scale the world’s highest mountain ...

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About 30 climbers have developed frostbite or become sick near the summit in recent days; two climbers die within days of each other ...

On his first Everest attempt in 1975, Xia got frostbite and had to have his feet -- and later his legs -- amputated. Undeterred, Xia went back again in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

He lost his feet to frostbite, and about 20 years ago, he lost his legs beneath the knee to lymphoma, NPR reports. Despite the setbacks, Xia said he never gave up on his dream to summit Mount Everest.

Now, Mount Everest's dangers are being made clearer than ever with reports that four people have died on the mountain in as many days.

KATHMANDU, Nepal >> Some 30 climbers have developed frostbite or become sick near the summit of Mount Everest, a mountaineering official said Sunday, after two deaths from apparent altitude ...

Four decades after losing his feet to frostbite on Mount Everest, a Chinese double amputee has reached the summit at age 69, becoming the first person to conquer the world’s highest peak without ...