Should a Mental Health Emergency Derail a Dangerous Climb?

By BY KELLEY MANLEY from NYT Sports A mountain climber with bipolar disorder had an episode that thwarted his team’s plan to summit the world’s seventh-highest peak, prompting a debate about mental illness in adventure sports.https://nyti.ms/2UGg7Zs

Claiming the Summit Without Reaching the Top

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Only 44 people have said they’ve reached the summit of all 14 of the world’s highest mountains. Now, researchers are questioning whether any of them have really done it.https://nyti.ms/3o8d1s1

The Everest Climber Whose Traffic Jam Photo Went Viral

By BY TIM MUTRIE from NYT Sports Nirmal Purja snapped the photograph of an overcrowded Mount Everest summit while on a quest to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world in record time.https://nyti.ms/30iwiO9

As Everest Melts, Bodies Are Emerging From the Ice

By BHADRA SHARMA and KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Sports Climbers and the Nepalese government believe the recently exposed bodies are the result of global warming, which is rapidly melting the mountain’s glaciers.https://nyti.ms/2HLEL29

She Had Stage 4 Lung Cancer, and a Mountain to Climb

By REBECCA BYERLY and MAX WHITTAKER from NYT Sports Isabella de la Houssaye raised her five children on adventure. Then came a brutal diagnosis, and a burning desire for a final journey with each one.https://nyti.ms/2WYx3XD

On Everest, a Trail of Old and Faulty Oxygen Equipment

By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Sports Illicitly recycled gear has fueled profits for some expedition companies for years. But after some harrowing failures, Nepal is taking action as Everest climbing season begins.https://nyti.ms/2IDLxZd