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He ushered in modern mountaineering by completing the first-ever traverse of an 8,000-metre peak

John Sugarman was known for his humanitarian work. He’d recently started climbing again. This was his second trip to Everest

There will be more climbers on Everest this season than every before. Rope fixing teams hope to summit by the end of April

A breaking serac triggered a massive avalanche that buried at least three climbers

Maurice Wilson flew illegally and then, with no experience or training, tried to solo the world’s highest peak five decades before anyone succeeded

He recently returned from Antarctica where he climbed the continent’s highest mountain. He’s probably not training for Everest, but it seems like he’s preparing for something big

The British surveyor preferred using native place-names. He died shortly after arguing against the mountain being named in his honour

A series images were believed to be real until Alpine International determined they were fake. The photographer has replied saying, “I always edit my images”

In 1988 along with four others, Ed Webster established one of the most bold routes ever ascended on Everest

Laurie Skreslet was the first Canadian to stand on the world’s highest point back in 1982. Accidents left several people dead and injured, and the expedition cost millions of dollars