Lakpa Rita Sherpa and his younger brother Kami Rita Sherpa grew up in a small village on the flanks of Mount Everest.

Chomolungma in Sagarmatha I will end with this extract from Walt Winsworth’s Everest. ‘In October 1975 I was walking through the Sagarmatha National Park with a Sherpa guide and a porter. The porter ...

During the Sagarmatha Sambaad in Nepal, China's Vice Chairman Xiao Jie repeatedly referred to Mount Everest as "Chomolungma," the Chinese name, while other participants used English and Nepali ...

Chomolungma Controversy: China's Name Game at Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad At Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, China's Vice Chairman Xiao Jie exclusively used the Chinese name 'Chomolungma' for Mount Everest ...

While Jie stood at the stage for about 20 minutes during the inauguration session, he pronounced "Chomolungma" ten times instead of Sagarmatha which has been used as the title of the event.

Known locally as Chomolungma, goddess, mother of the earth and personification of creation, the mountain was said to be in constant communication with the sky. In 64 years that view has changed, and ...

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.

At 8,849 metres, Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma in Tibetan or Sagarmāthā in Nepali, is the tallest mountain on Earth and rises about 250 metres above the next tallest peak in the ...