The Sherpas of Khumbu may not know everything ... This has most likely caused increasing glacier retreat in many parts of the world. A recent review of glaciers around the world shows that the average ...

The new project follows previous findings by the researchers which showed that the temperature of the ice in the lower parts of Khumbu Glacier, in Nepal, is warmer than would be expected given the ...

"We're standing on the Khumbu Glacier right now and although it looks a rather static sight and quite beautiful with blue pinnacles and a deep blue sky with the moon popping up in the middle of it ...

The Sherpas' task is to find a route through the maze of seracs and crevasses from the broken Khumbu Glacier. They have been doing this every spring since 1993. Every Everest climber, as well as ...

The Khumbu Icefall, a magnificent feature located ... The iconic and massive glacier descends from the Western Cwm - a broad, U-shaped valley located above it. Constantly in motion, the Icefall ...

This unstable, broken section of the Khumbu Glacier is the most dangerous part of the mountain, and Sherpas risk their lives every time they venture into it. It has been the scene of many ...