Dossier
climbing deaths
Coverage of climbing deaths in the Nexus archive.
- Record 275 scale Everest in one day from Nepal side as huge queues snake up mountain and two more climbers die
A record 275 climbers summited Mount Everest in a single day from the Nepal side, creating dangerous queues on the mountain. The surge in climbers resulted in at least two additional deaths, highlighting safety concerns amid overcrowding on the world's highest peak.