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Everest Region Archive: Incidents, Rescues and Updates from the Khumbu
A running, sourced record of what happens in Nepal’s Everest region: accidents, avalanches, floods, aviation incidents and rescues, alongside the permit rules, waste regulations and connectivity changes that shape each season.
THE STORY SO FAR · 14 ENTRIES
2 JUNE 2026
Outcome
Event date Spring 2026 season (summary published 2 June 2026) Location Everest, South Col route Type Regulation and permits; season summary; climbing accidents Permit fee US$15,000 (up from US$11,000, the first rise since 2015) Permits 492 per the Department of Tourism figures reported on 8…
23 MAY 2026
Update
Event dateStatus as of May 2026 LocationLukla to Everest Base Camp TypeInfrastructure and connectivity VerificationPartially verified (official plans announced; no launch date confirmed) StatusDeveloping — update when 4G at Base Camp goes live Getting online at Base Camp has changed a lot in a decade,…
27 MAY 2025
Update
Event dateSpring 2025 season (figures as of 27 May 2025) LocationEverest, South Col route TypeSeason summary; climbing accidents Permits468 (Nepal side) Summits694 from the Nepal side as of 27 May, per the Department of Tourism; about 100 more from Tibet Deaths2 on Everest; 2 more…
16 AUGUST 2024
Update
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Event date16 August 2024, about 1:25 p.m. LocationThame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality TypeFlood and natural disaster; infrastructure DeathsNone reported Displaced135 people, about 40 of them children DamageHomes, lodges, a school, a health post, a hydropower plant and a bridge; counts differ…
21 MAY 2024
Update
Event dateSpring 2024 season (deaths from mid to late May) LocationSoutheast Ridge, near the Hillary Step and the South Summit TypeClimbing accidents; missing persons Deaths8, including 3 missing and presumed dead VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed Eight people died on Everest during the spring 2024 season,…
12 MARCH 2024
Update
Event dateAnnounced March 2024, applied from the spring 2024 season LocationEverest and Lhotse, above Base Camp TypeRegulation; environment and waste Issued byKhumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality with the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee VerificationVerified StatusIn force; tightened for 2026 (see the 2026 season entry) The local…
11 JULY 2023
Update
Event date11 July 2023, contact lost about 10:13 a.m. LocationChihandanda, Lamjura area, Solukhumbu district TypeHelicopter incident Deaths6 (the pilot and five Mexican passengers) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed A Manang Air Airbus H125 helicopter (registration 9N-AMV) left Surke in Solukhumbu shortly after 10 a.m., heading for…
12 APRIL 2023
Update
Event date12 April 2023, between about 3 and 4 a.m. LocationKhumbu Icefall TypeClimbing accident; missing persons Deaths3 (bodies not recovered) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed Three Sherpa guides, Lakpa Rita Sherpa, Pemba Tenzing Sherpa and Da Chhiree Sherpa, were coming down through the Khumbu Icefall after…
14 APRIL 2019
Update
Event date14 April 2019, about 9:07 a.m. LocationTenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla (heliport area) TypeAviation incident Deaths3 (the first officer and two police officers on the ground; one died later in hospital) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed A Summit Air Let L-410 with no passengers on board was…
25 APRIL 2015
Update
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Event date25 April 2015 (afternoon) LocationEverest Base Camp; avalanche released from the Pumori side TypeEarthquake and natural disaster; avalanche; rescue and evacuation DeathsAt least 19 (Nepal Mountaineering Association list); later tallies of 22–24 are also widely cited Injured61 VerificationVerified (event); death toll differs by source…
18 APRIL 2014
Update
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Event date18 April 2014, about 6:45 a.m. LocationKhumbu Icefall, below the West Shoulder of Everest TypeAvalanche; climbing accident Deaths16 Injured9 VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed Early on 18 April 2014, a mass of ice broke from a hanging serac on Everest's West Shoulder and swept across…
8 OCTOBER 2008
Update
Event date8 October 2008 LocationTenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla TypeAviation incident Deaths18 of 19 on board Survivors1 (the captain) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed A Yeti Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter (registration 9N-AFE) flying from Kathmandu crashed while landing at Lukla in poor visibility during the busy autumn trekking…
10 MAY 1996
Update
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Event date10–11 May 1996 LocationSoutheast Ridge and South Col (Nepal side); Northeast Ridge (Tibet side) TypeAvalanche/storm; climbing accident; major historical event Deaths8 in the storm (12 across the whole 1996 season) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed On 10 May 1996 several commercial teams were high on…
29 SEPTEMBER 2026
The Article
The Everest region, the Khumbu, is far more than the mountain itself. It is the airstrip at Lukla, the trading town of Namche Bazaar, the monastery at Tengboche, a string of lodges up to Gorak Shep, the base camp on the Khumbu Glacier and the…