The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous obstacles to cross on the path to Everest's summit. As global temperatures rise due to climate change, this icefall will only become more treacherous.

NEW DELHI – On Everest, everybody knows the Khumbu Icefall is dangerous. They’ve known it for generations – since the first great Everest mountaineer, George Mallory, turned away from the ...

The Sherpas have a good reason to be reluctant. The route from Base Camp to Camp 1 on the Nepal side of Everest cannot skirt the Khumbu Icefall. This unstable, broken section of the Khumbu Glacier ...

The Icefall Doctors at work in the Khumbu Icefall. Photo: SPCC Out of 340 people who have died on Everest since 1953, 48 have perished in the Icefall.

The Khumbu Icefall, a frozen river that moves four feet a day, flows at the foot of Mt. Everest and must be navigated to reach the mountain's summit.

The Khumbu Icefall, a magnificent icy labyrinth located just above Base Camp on the south side of Everest, presents a formidable obstacle for climbers attempting to reach the summit from the south.

Dangers in the Khumbu Icefall forced rope fixers to chart a different route. Now, some expedition operators are scrambling to stay on schedule. Published: Apr 19, 2024 Frederick Dreier ...

The area is the Khumbu Icefall, a constantly shifting glacier with deep crevasses and huge overhanging ice that can be as big as 10-story buildings. It is considered one of the most difficult and ...

Base Camp sits beneath the Khumbu Icefall, perhaps the most difficult part of the climb up Everest. It was this impassable barrier that stopped many of the early expeditions in the 1950s. Riddled ...

On Everest, everybody knows that the Khumbu Icefall is dangerous. They've known it for generations, since the first great Everest mountaineer, George Mallory, turned away from the Icefall in 1921, ...