everest

media type="custom" key="25688802" align="right"Mount Everest
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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 centre of the Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas.

Wikipedia
[|2014 Mount Everest avalanche] [|Mount_Everest]

Outbounding
http://outbounding.org/hub/everest-spotlight

Trouble on the Mountain
http://www.jenpeedom.com/sherpa [|Trouble on the mountain] http://outbounding.org/articles/view/trouble-on-the-mountain-late-night-live-abc-radio-national

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2015 Headlines
http://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/2015/12/end-everest-circus-how-sherpas-are-taking-back-their-mountain http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/25/massive-avalanche-slams-into-everest-base-camp-following-nepal-earthquake

2014 Headlines
[|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] ([|outbounding discussion)] [|Sherpas threaten to strike - Morning Ireland] [|Nepal Scrambles to Bring Striking Sherpas Back to Mount Everest] - [|@TheWire] [|Coming soon: “spotlight focus” on Everest & Sherpa welfare]

2013 Headlines
[|Everest Climber: Sherpas Tried to Kill Me] [] [] []

RSS
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Flickr
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