BBC News Climbing Everest

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What is it like to climb Everest?Bonita Norris on Mount Everest Watch

To start a series of special reports from Mount Everest, BBC News spoke to three people about their first time reaching the world's highest point.


Mount Everest is seen from the Kalapattar Plateau - December 4, 2009Tributes to Everest avalanche dead

Tributes are paid in Nepal and climbing is suspended to mark the anniversary of an avalanche on Everest that killed 16 sherpas.

An aerial view of Mount Everest mountain rangeEverest climbing route to be changed

The route used by mountaineers to scale Mount Everest is to be changed for 2015, following last year's avalanche that killed 16.

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