Czech climber Klára Kolouchová, first Czech woman to summit Everest, dies on Nanga Parbat. Reports cite a fall between camps.

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A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

Part of the Himalayan mountains, Mount Everest is considered the highest point on Earth, reaching a height of more than 8.8 kilometers. Feng Wei Photography/Getty Images ...

Climbing an 8,000-meter peak, like Mount Everest (29,029 feet), typically takes months, mainly due to the physiological process of acclimatizing to higher altitudes.