A sherpa works to bring the body of Goutam Ghosh down Mount Everest in May 2017. Photo / Dawa Finjhok Sherpa, Seven Summit Treks, The New York Times
A sherpa works to bring the body of Goutam Ghosh down Mount Everest in May 2017. Photo / Dawa Finjhok Sherpa, Seven Summit Treks, The New York Times
The New Zealand Herald is bringing back some of the best stories of 2019 from our premium international syndicators, including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Times of London and Harvard Business Review.
This morning we look at the icy graveyard of Everest, life as a YouTube celebrity, TysonFury on depression, the evolving language for marijuana and beach hopping in Portugal.
Deliverance from 8200 metres
This year saw a record number of people attempt to scale the world's highest peak. The traffic jam of climbers resulted in the loss of many lives.
Hundreds have died trying to scale Everest over the years, and its icy graveyard holds many bodies.
Emma Chamberlain's 8 million YouTube followers admire her humour and relatability. What they don't see, though, is how much work goes into her videos. Photo / Kaleb Marshall, The New York Times
Boxing on: Tyson Fury on the biggest fight of all
At the age of 20 Tyson Fury turned professional and won multiple titles. Then overnight everything fell apart. Fury heard voices, saw demons, ballooned to 178kg on takeaways and sweets, and unravelled into a drunken blur.
Born of the need for secrecy, slang has long dominated pot culture. But as entrepreneurs seek to capitalise on new laws legalising recreational and medical marijuana, they too are grappling with what to call it.
