A climber who summited the world's tallest peaks explains how he trains by keeping his body in Everest-mode

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Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison has made a career out of climbing the world's tallest, most challenging peaks.

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A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.

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Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison climbed Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Nuptse in a single expedition season. He and his team also removed about 2,000 pounds of trash from these peaks.

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One of Mt. Everest's deadliest passages is growing even more treacherous

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A Mt. Everest cimber prepares to cross a crevasse in the Khumbu Icefall
Navigating the Khumbu Icefall involves crossing ladders laid over crevasses that can be up to hundreds of feet deep.

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'Cholitas' hope to become the first Bolivian women to climb Mount Everest

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Four Indigenous Aymara climbers hope to become the first Bolivian women to summit Mount Everest. They plan on wearing the traditional pollera, once a symbol of oppression dating back to the 16th century. 

Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say

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Climbers collect garbage at a Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.
Climbers collect garbage at Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.

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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.

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Prayer flags flying on the wind in Himalaya.
Strong winds whipping down from the summit are causing mountains like Mount Everest to cool during the warmer months, research shows.

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Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down — and 2023 could be the most deadly season yet

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Mountaineers are seen making their ascent of Mount Everest on May 12, 2021.

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