Like many titles and place names given during the era of colonization, the Mount Everest name gave zero recognition to the title used by locals. Tibetans had, for centuries, called the peak Chomolunga ...

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In his latest video dispatch, our writer explains the naming debate surrounding the world’s highest peak, which has three ...

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Today, a 5.5 earthquake rocked the north side of Mount Everest. Climbers reported noticeable shaking, but the quake did not harm anyone, and teams continued the ...

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.

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