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Her husband’s return to that deathly mountain in his 50s as a climber, director and film subject put him too much in the line of fire, she says in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The body of a missing climber was found, covered in snow, on Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Once conditions improved, a CHP helicopter took an Inyo County search-and-rescue team to Iceberg Lake, where they “navigated snow and ice to reach the climber, whose remains were covered in snow.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Instead, King wanted to know how the more experienced climber of the group, Conrad Anker, developed the discipline to call off a failed attempt just 300 feet below the summit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

And while they were at it, the government ministers jacked up the permit fee once again—this time to $70,000 for up to seven climbers, plus another $10,000 for each additional climber.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The latest film features children of avid climbers who lost their parents to the mountains at young ages, including one who saw his father get killed in an avalanche.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Its title refers to the less-traversed north face of the mountain, but also to the way Everest can feel, to some climbers, like a portal to another plane of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 2019, a photo of climbers lined up to summit Mount Everest went viral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

At least 10 Nepalese climbers who were preparing to lead an expedition in the Himalayas are missing after an avalanche hit a base camp on Sunday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Once they came across a couple of discarded oxygen bottles, suggesting that the tents were near, but the climbers couldn’t locate them.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer