Opinion | Another deadly Everest spring climbing season – why are so many so eager to reach the summit?

Opinion | Another deadly Everest spring climbing season – why are so many so eager to reach the summit?

On May 21, Pastenji Sherpa, 23, and Briton Daniel Paterson, 40, fell to their deaths near the Hillary Step – a narrow ridge close to the summit – after reaching the top. The search for their bodies has been complicated by the fact they fell on the Chinese side of the mountain. (Incidentally, China reopened … Read more