Introduction Mount Everest has always occupied a unique place in mountaineering. At 8,849 metres it represents both the physical high point of the planet and, for many climbers, the ultimate expression of human endurance and ambition. Yet the Everest of the twenty-first century is increasingly different from the mountain climbed by the pioneering expeditions of … Continue reading Everest at a Crossroads: Access, Responsibility and the Ethics of the World’s Highest Mountain