Professor Duncan Quincey will lead an expedition to Mount Everest, where the scientists will be camping on ice in nighttime ...

If the researchers acquire the data they hope to they say it will be "the first of its kind". The post Scientists exploring why ice on Mount Everest close to melting appeared first on Talker.

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...

The expedition will take them to the Western Cwm, where they believe that intense radiation from the sun is melting the snow even when air temperatures are below freezing. As the meltwater ...

Beginning tomorrow, they will find the best way for the Ice Doctors to reach the flatter terrain of the Western Cwm, where Camp 1 is located. Earlier, the Ice Doctors began their precarious work.

The iconic and massive glacier descends from the Western Cwm - a broad, U-shaped valley located above it. Constantly in motion, the Icefall presents one of the most dynamic and dangerous sections ...

400m to the Western Cwm at 6,000m. Among all the hazards on the South Side of Everest, the Khumbu Icefall is the one that cannot be avoided. No technology, supplementary oxygen, or climbing skills ...

The team of researchers will begin their expedition in the Western Cwm, in Nepal - where they believe intense radiation from the sun is melting the snow, despite air temperatures being below freezing.

The expedition will take them into the Western Cwm, where they believe that intense radiation from the sun is melting the snow even when air temperatures are below freezing. As the meltwater refreezes ...