Moreover, the oxygen tanks were notoriously unreliable ... of climbers have been to the North Face and Northeast Ridge of Everest in recent years, it is still not known whether Mallory and ...

This Everest season, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews will try speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa holds the record, set in 1998, but not ...

Oxygen tanks, down suits, and headlamps are essential for keeping him and the climbers safe. More from So Expensive Pastemba Sherpa, a Mount Everest guide, breaks down every piece of gear Sherpa ...

On 17/05 Nives Meroi and Romano Benet reached the summit of Everest (8850m) without the use of supplementary oxygen via the north face. After being the first Italian woman to summit K2, Nives Meroi is ...

or failing to properly prepare life-saving equipment like supplementary oxygen tanks. All told, climbing in the Death Zone is "a living hell," as Everest climber and 1998 NOVA expedition member ...

Moreover, the oxygen tanks were notoriously unreliable ... of climbers have been to the North Face and Northeast Ridge of Everest in recent years, it is still not known whether Mallory and ...