Photo: Andrew Purdam, Trekker’s classic view from Kala Patthar (Some rights reserved)

Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 meters above sea level and the 5th tallest mountain measured from the center of the Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. // El monte Everest es la montaña más alta de la Tierra, con un pico de 8.848 metros sobre el nivel del mar y la quinta montaña más alta medida desde el centro de la Tierra. Está situado en la sección Mahalangur del Himalaya.

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Videos

Man of Everest Documentary (1983) Part 1

Headlines
US climber urges better policing to keep Everest free from garbage – Reuters
Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward
Everest: Sherpas slam Nepal’s plan to remove rubbish
Everest through the eyes of a Sherpa: ‘Climbers need to wake up’
Mount Everest: Why the summit can get so crowded
Yes, This Photo from Everest Is Real

Trouble on the Mountain
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Trouble on the mountain

Older Headlines
The end of the Everest circus? How Sherpas are taking back their mountain
A push for climbing reform after Sherpa deaths on Everest@bsorlove
Death at 19,000 Feet Sherpas, Fate and the Dangerous Business of Everest
Death and Anger on Everest – Jon Krakauer
Most Sherpas decide to leave Everest for season
sherpas-consider-boycott-after-everest-disaster (archived Outbounding discussion)
Sherpas threaten to strike – Morning Ireland
Everest Climber: Sherpas Tried to Kill Me
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/30/everest-climbers-sherpa-mob-attack
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2013/04/30/everest-2013-the-sherpas-viewpoint
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68025

Photos
Gyalzen Sherpa from Hillary's 1953 Everest Expedition

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Communities
Tengboche is a village in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal, located at 3,867 meters. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayan mountains, including the well known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku.
Tengboche, looking towards Mt Everest

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Mount Everest
Sagarmatha National Park
2014 Mount Everest avalanche

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