Tyler Andrews' fastest known time on Everest beats a 23-year-old record set by Lakpa Gelu Sherpa. The story of Sherpa rivalry to set that Everest speed record is one of the many interesting stories in @pdpbasyal.bsky.social's book Sherpa 📚 www.markhorrell.com/blog/2025/12...

The mainstream media is misrepresenting new Everest rules. Applicants now must have climbed a 7,000-meter mountain in Nepal. The bill still needs to pass lower house and be signed by the President, a process that could take months. No change spring 2026 season na.parliament.gov.np/en/bills/yZP...

बाउ को धुरी छैन “Father Has No Roof over his head” An #OtherEverests #ConfluenceCollective exhibition in Kalimpong 21-27 February 2026 shorturl.at/YrbVv Lost archives & hidden histories of Indigenous high-altitude workers from the 1920s & 1930s. @pdpbasyal.bsky.social @nikialsford.bsky.social

Tragedy of the (un)commons. Adventure tourism and the disavowal of the sacred mountain. CHAPTER 13 - The numbers game on Mount Everest New ‘lows’ on the world’s highest mountain. AUTHORS: Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Adhikari rb.gy/ewka7e #OtherEverests #Himalaya #Mountaineering #Overconsumption

🌟 New blog post ✍️ There have been many books about Sherpa mountaineers over the years, but few have been written from the perspective of Sherpas themselves ⛏️🗻 One that comes close is Sherpa by Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari, which I read recently 📚 www.markhorrell.com/blog/2025/12...