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Mount Everest braces for potentially the busiest year yet on the worlds highest peak, prompting concerns about overcrowding and safety. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodies

Police and government officials admit they face huge challenge putting names to dead climbers and sending them back to...

9 Jun 2019 9:40 AM IST

Xias dream of standing at the top of the world was nearly thwarted by the Nepal government, which last year banned double amputee and blind climbers from summiting its mountains. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese double amputee finally summits Everest, decades after first...

Xia Boyu, 69, summited Everest early Monday on his fifth attempt to reach the top of the 8,848-metre mountain.

14 May 2018 4:50 PM IST