Category: Mount Everest

Experience: I’ve climbed Mount Everest 20 times

by The Guardian | Oct 23, 2026 | Life and style, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Rock climbing, Sport, The Guardian | 0 |

In 1996 doctors told me I wouldn’t walk again unaided, but in 2022 I took the record for the most Everest summits by a non-SherpaI grew up in Slough, Berkshire, in a bungalow beside a farm. My father was a scout leader, and I...

Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents

by The Guardian | May 28, 2025 | Asia Pacific, China, Climbing holidays, India, Mount Everest, Nepal, South and Central Asia, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions has triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbersThere is nothing unusual about records being broken on Mount Everest. But last...