02/05/2013 Newsround

of the day's coolest stories. Coming up. Fight at 24,000 feet. We've got

the latest on the bizarre brawl up Mount Everest. A new plan to stop

shark attacks at a top tourist spot. And your must-do list before you

But first, to the highest point on earth, Mount Everest in Nepal, where

a fight broke out this week between European climbers and local guides

called Sherpas. Both sides have now called a truce but the event on

Everest's slopes has sparked big questions about how people behave on

the world's tallest mountain. The mountaineers including one Briton

claimed they were attacked earlier this week. Nepalese guides who told

them to wait while they rate safety ropes, two of them have now

abandoned it, saying they no longer feel safe. John was on the mountain

and him and his two climbers say they were confronted by up to 200

Sherpas, locals, and they are noted for their climbing skills. They

often accompany foreign climbers to the summit. John Griffiths said part

of the problem was some Sherpas don't feel they get the respect they

deserve from certain Western climbers. Joining me on the sofa is

top mountaineer Alan Hinkes, the first Briton to conquer all 14 of

the world's highest mountains, including Everest. How important are

Sherpas to climbers trying to reach the top? Essential for most climbers

on Everest. They help fix the ropes to make it safe to get to the top

and get back down but not all climbers need them but they work as

local guides in Nepal, just as I do in Britain. If I go to Nepal, I

would work as a foreign guide. We all get along well together. So the

relationship is fine? In general, they are fantastic people. I have a

lot of respect for the Sherpas and they have a lot of respect for me

and the other climbers and we are just normal human beings and we get

on well. One of Nepal's top tourism bosses has told us he's

investigating this fight. I think this will blow over and be a storm

in a teacup. Everyone is back to normal at base camp now. We will

apologise and forgive and forget. The Europeans have had to come

home, obviously but it's a storm in a Nepalese teacup. Right, OK. Thank

you very much. What is it like to climb Everest and how can we go

about it if we had aspirations to do it? It does hurt, it is dangerous at

the top of Everest. It is a death zone. It's because of the thin air.

It is very, very dangerous so I wouldn't recommend anybody does it

really. Certainly not when you are very young, anyway. There's

avalanches, rockfalls, vertical bits and the Sherpas will help to fix

those to make it safer. But it's quite a dangerous place. Treated

with respect. It's a fantastic challenge for anyone who does it.

There's only 3500 people who have climbed it. Not that many, really.

Thank you very much for coming in today. And for more of Alan's top

tips for climbing Everest, including training, all the kit you'll need,

how being so high up affects your body and to find out about the Death

Zone, jst head to the Newsround website. Next to a world first in

some of the planet's most shark-infested waters. Five people

have been killed and many injured by sharks at the Western Cape in South

Africa in the past decade. Now officials are trying out a new safe

net which they hope will save the lives of swimmers and sharks. The

thin mesh will be lowered in the morning and removed at night. Sharks

get really close to swimmers and surfers there. And it's hoped this

will keep them apart. There's more on this in Newsround at 6.50pm. Last

up, when was the last time you climbed a tree, built a den or rode

your bike? They are the top three activities in the National Trust's

new list of Things To Do Before You're 11 and three quarters. It is

very specific, isn't it? We've got the other 47 on our website, where

you've also been telling us what you think should have been on the list.

My favourite so far is Millie on the Isle of Wight. She says, "Eat

cookies watching Scooby Doo!" Not Newsround, Millie? That's an