Climbers like Purnima Shrestha, who is in the party seen here, are acclimatising at Base Camp but cannot attempt to summit until the route is prepared A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the ...

A large ice chunk is blocking the climbing route to Everest's summit, officials said Friday, risking delays in the summit season at the world's highest peak. A team of highly skilled mountaineers, ...

Anxiety is growing at Everest Base Camp, more than 5,300 meters above sea level. Hundreds of climbers including sherpas have gathered, eager to summit the world’s most famous mountain as the annual ...

A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas. "Icefall doctors" – who fix ropes and ...