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At Least Four Dead as Too Many Thrill-Seekers Try to Summit Everest at Once
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/22/12 02:20PMOldest Woman to Climb Mount Everest Breaks Her Own Record
Louis Peitzman · 05/19/12 11:24AMNepal Agrees to Remeasure Mount Everest
Jeff Neumann · 07/20/11 07:20AMAn apparently long running dispute between China and Nepal over the exact height of Mount Everest should be put to rest, after Nepalese officials said they would measure the mountain using GPS. Today, Nepal and China both recognize a height of 8,848 meters — but in recent border talks China has used the rock height of Mount Everest, while Nepal wants to recognize the snow height, which is about meters higher. Global positioning systems will be set up at three separate locations, but it will be two years before the official height is measured.