Nepal Mountaineering Association

Mount Everest: Missing Indian climber's survival chances slim, says official

Hopes of finding the missing Indian climber on Everest have dimmed as the crucial 24-hour mark since his disappearance has passed, an official said.

Littered with bodies, it's a risky effort to recover the dead from Mount Everest

Nearly 300 people have died on Mount Everest in the century or so since climbers have been trying to reach its summit. At least 100 of them are still on the mountain, perhaps 200.