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Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns
An Indian mountaineer has become the eighth Mount Everest fatality so far this year as concern rises over overcrowding at the world’s highest peak. Banshi Lal, 46, who was rescued from the ...
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Mount Everest’s filthy base camp conditions, thick traffic jams in the spotlight as two climbers believed to be dead
Climbers have to navigate thick traffic jams, a filthy, sprawling base camp — and increasingly, death — while trying to get to the world’s highest Instagram hot spot. Renewed attention is ...
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Traffic congestion on the world’s highest peak is creating a ‘death zone’
Traffic congestion isn’t just a burgeoning problem in India’s urban sprawl. It extends to the far reaches of Mount Everest where it’s fatal. The world’s highest peak is racking up ...
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Is “Everest” a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives
More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...