The business of climbing Everest

About this episode

The episode discusses a near-fatal incident involving an Everest guide and the implications for safety on the mountain.

An Everest guide was discovered close to death after surviving on the mountainside for six day, after he was left by the rest of his climbing party. What can the incident tells us about safety precautions on the world's tallest mountain? Writer: Ada Barumé Producer: Ada Barumé Host: Ada Barumé Clips: Instagram@chris.thrall, BBC news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ada Barumé

Topics covered

• climbing
• Everest
• safety precautions
• mountaineering
• survival
• adventure

Keywords

• Everest
• climbing
• safety
• mountaineering
• survival
• Ada Barumé
• adventure
• BBC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Places: Everest, mountainside

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