The climbing season on Mount Everest is about to get a much-needed shot of adrenaline. 　　On Friday, May 9, a rope-fixing team comprised of nine climbing sherpas from guiding company 8K Expeditions reached the summit, signaling the official start of summit bonanza on the worlds highest peak. 　　In 2024, the route was finalized on May 10. This year, the rope...

　　The helipad at the northern end of Mount Everest Base Camp was buzzing with energy when I arrived on a sunny Monday afternoon in mid-May. Men clad in DayGlo vests and hardhats chatted as the whine of a flying cargo drone echoed through the valley. A few hundred meters beyond, the massive Khumbu Icefall cascaded from the flanks of Mount...

　　It recently took me 25 minutes to walk a across Mount Everest Base Camp to the edge of the Khumbu Glacier to meet American ultrarunner Tyler Andrews. 　　I had to stop frequently along the rocky path—which is at 17,500 feet above sea level—to cough and catch my breath. During the stroll I often thought about Andrews upcoming attempt to run...

　　Hundreds of climbers and guides are headed to the summit of Mount Everest to make the most of the first stretch of favorable weather of the 2025 climbing season. 　　Here in Base Camp, the chatter amongst expedition leaders is about the traffic jams and conga lines that will soon appear on the mountain. Youve probably seen photos of the congestion...

　　Rescuers and expedition operators in Base Camp buzzed with enthusiasm on the evening of Wednesday, May 14 after a helicopter pilot executed a daring rescue high on the slopes of Mount Everest. 　　The drama began at approximately 6:45 A.M. after a sizable early wave of climbers reached the summit and began to descend. Clear skies on the peak gave way...

　　In the social chatter of Mount Everest Base Camp, everyone has heard about Wally. 　　Thats the nickname given to Viorel Stirbu, a 74-year-old man who has become a crowd favorite in the mountaineering community. Wally is an American citizen who speaks with a thick Romanian accent. He was born in Romania but sought asylum in the United States 45 years...

　　When you walk into the Sherpa village of Pangboche, which is about ten miles from Mount Everest Base Camp, it feels like youre stepping back in time. 　　The town sits on a hillside at 12,000 feet above sea level, just off the trail to Everest and 22,349-foot Ama Dablam. With its stone homes and meandering yaks, Pangboche is a throwback...

　　Ray Zahab first noticed that something was wrong with his body in the spring of 2022. “I just started to feel like shit,” he told me, chuckling. The Canadian ultrarunner was 54, and he felt like his body was breaking down. Even his warm up runs began to feel grueling. He was constantly out of breath, napping several times a...

　　Want to stay up on Outside’s 2025 Everest Season coverage? Sign up for our Outside: Dispatches from Everest newsletter. 　　What name should we call the worlds highest peak? 　　In this weeks Dispatches from Everest video, Ben Ayers dives into the simmering debate over this topic. And he does so from Ground Zero of the argument: the giant spray painted rock at...

　　I remember the shaking. 　　The vibrations were so severe that I could not stand up. After a few seconds, the soil beneath my feet liquified, and the village I was standing in began to spin like one of those sketchy teacup rides at an American county fair. 　　I also remember the noise. In an instant, the planet itself became a...

　　The climbing season is in full swing on Mount Everest, with several dozen climbers and guides headed for the summit amid a window of clear weather. 　　But news has also come back to Base Camp of injuries, rescues, and even deaths. 　　On Friday, May 16, word circulated that a climber from India named Subrata Gosh had died on Mount Everest...

　　Mount Everest holds a special aura for hardcore climbers and casual fans of the sport alike. Every year, the worlds highest peak attracts several hundred climbers who attempt to reach the top. But not everyone is familiar with the dynamics on the mountain, the guiding industry, or even the route to the top. Below, we answer a handful of familiar...