Reports that Everest’s Hillary Step collapsed may be false
![In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Mount Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. (Tashi Sherpa / Associated Press)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/V2P-xS57jvI3LQ6R41FrhdDyR2E=/810x0/media.spokesman.com/photos/2016/05/11/Nepal_Everest.JPG.jpg)
MOUNTAINEERING -- Reports that the Hillary Step had collapsed on Mount Everest apparently are false, according to a report by CNN.
The Hillary Step is the last difficult steep section climbers encounter on the ascent of Mount Everest.