Nearly 1,000 people stranded on Mount Everest
They are trapped at an altitude of 16,000ft Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest after a snow storm left them stranded. A rescue operation has been launched, with locals and rescue teams clearing blocked roads to allow for access. So far, 350 people have been led to safety according to Chinese Central Television […]
6 months ago
Spencer Matthews to climb Mount Everest in bid to find his brother’s body
“This has been the most meaningful and humbling experience of my own life.” TV star Spencer Matthews is climbing Mount Everest in a bid to find his late brother’s body. In 1999, Michael Matthews reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. But tragically, the 22-year-old died […]
3 years ago
A second Irish climber has died on Mount Everest
Very sad news. A second Irish climber has died Mount Everest in just over a week. According to expedition organisers, Kevin Hynes died while attempting to climb the mountain from the Tibetan side early on Friday morning. It’s understood that the 56-year-old father of two is originally from Galway. “It is with the greatest sadness […]
7 years ago
Three more people die on Everest as overcrowding near the summit causes problems
Very sad news. Three more climbers have died on Mount Everest taking the death toll on the mountain to seven in the last week, expedition organisers and officials have confirmed. It’s reported that three climbers died on Thursday while descending. 52-year-old Indian climber Kalpana Das reached the summit but died on the descent, while another […]
7 years ago
Government to provide assistance in search for missing climber Seamus Lawless
Seamus Lawless went missing on Mount Everest on Thursday. Tánaiste Simon Coveney has confirmed that the government will provide whatever assistance possible as the search for Seamus Lawless continues. Lawless, who hails from Bray, County Wicklow, was fulfilling a life-long dream of reaching the summit of Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848 metres, before he reached […]
7 years ago
Four more climbers have died in Mount Everest’s worst spring season yet
Seven people have died since Sunday. Sherpa rescuers have found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent at the highest camp on Mount Everest, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. It has been a very sad couple of days for climbers on the world’s highest peak, with the total number of deaths in the last few […]
9 years ago