#1 Click this link to see 2009 News Photos page --> 01/12/2008

Explorers Sardar Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, left, and Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand who conquered Mount Everest in 1953, are in this 1953 handout photo. Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century’s greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday, Jan. 11th, 2008. He was 88.

Sardar Tenzing Norgay (Namgyal Wangdi)  #TenzingNorgay Sir Edmund Percival Hillary  #EdmundHillary Mount Everest  #MountEverest MjL

#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/25/2010 #2

A 13-year-old boy Jordan Romero has become the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Jordan Romero  #JordanRomero Mount Everest  #MountEverest MjL

#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/29/2012 #1

Nepalese police search through the debris at the crash site of a Sita Air airplane near Katmandu, Nepal, early Friday, Sept. 28th, 2012. The plane carrying trekkers into the Everest region crashed just after takeoff Friday morning in Nepal’s capital, killing all nineteen people on board, authorities said.

2012 Sita Air Flight 601  #Airplane2012SitaAirFlight601 Mount Everest  #MountEverest MjL

#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 11/27/2012 #4

Fifteen Nepali artists transformed 1.7 tons of litter left on Mount Everest into art. The 75 sculptures, including one of a yak and another of wind chimes, were made from empty oxygen bottles, gas canisters, tents, ropes, crampons, boots, aluminum ladders dumped by climbers over the decades.

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#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/30/2013 #4

Mt. Everest, Nepal • Climbers navigate the knife edge ridge just below the Hillary Step on their way to the summit of Mt. Everest. Sixty years ago Wednesday, on May, 29th, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing partner Tenzing Norgay were the first to set foot on the summit, the highest point on Earth.

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#6 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 03/23/2015 #2

Yaks move towards Mount Everest’s base camp ferrying supplies Saturday as the three-month climbing season for the world’s tallest mountain begins in March, near Gorakshep, Nepal. Nepal has cleared more than 300 mountaineers to climb Mount Everest after they had to abandon last year’s efforts when an ice avalanche killed sixteen guides in the mountain’s deadliest disaster.

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#7 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/09/2015 #4

Makeshift shelters are seen from a helicopter, May 6th, 2015, in Hulchuk, Nepal. A major 7.9 earthquake hit Kathmandu, April 25th 2015 and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest, burying mountain climbers in their base camps.

April 2015 Nepal Earthquake  #Earthquake2015AprilNepal Mount Everest  #MountEverest MjL

#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/24/2019 #1

Climbers line up near the summit of Mount Everest on May 22nd. A rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world’s highest mountain. Many teams had to line up for hours to reach the summit, risking frostbite and altitude sickness.

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/28/2019 #3

Kathmandu, Nepal • The Indian climber Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest traffic jam, rests on her hospital bed as she soaks her frostbitten feet.

A lot of people injured or dead because of the traffic jam on Mt. Everest. I can’t fathom why people do this. I have no sense of adventure I guess? Mount Everest #MountEverest MjL

#10 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/01/2022 #9

In 1963, James Warren Whittaker, left, became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit. #MountEverest #JamesWhittaker #RobertKennedySr No idea why Bobby Kennedy is in this picture.

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#11 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/16/2022 #11

In 1975, Japanese climber Junko (Ishibashi) Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. #JunkoTabei #MountEverest

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#12 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/21/2022 #14

In 2019, sherpa mountaineer Kami Rita extended his record for successful climbs of Mount Everest, ascending the world’s highest peak for a 24th time. #KamiRita #MountEverest

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#13 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/22/2022 #13

In 2010, Jordan Romero, at age 13, became the youngest climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest. #JordanRomero #MountEverest These tributes bother me because they almost never acknowledge the number of sherpas and guides who carry all the supplies so the climbers can reach the top.

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#14 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/29/2022 #4

In 1953, Edmund Hillary (Sir Edmund Percival Hillary) of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. #EdmundHillary #TenzingNorgay #MountEverest

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#15 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/30/2023 #2

Nepal • Night falls over Mount Everest base camp.

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#16 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/25/2026 #3

Climbers make their way to the top of Mount Everest in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal.

Tracey has been locked into an algorithm about Mount Everest after recently clicking on a few links. She now has a steady stream of links about the hundreds of climbers and sherpas who stand in line for hours every day to reach the summit. Several people die every day. Crazy people. Mount Everest #MountEverest MjL