:00:10. > :00:15.of the day's coolest stories. Coming up. Fight at 24,000 feet. We've got
:00:15. > :00:20.the latest on the bizarre brawl up Mount Everest. A new plan to stop
:00:20. > :00:30.shark attacks at a top tourist spot. And your must-do list before you
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:00:30. > :00:33.But first, to the highest point on earth, Mount Everest in Nepal, where
:00:33. > :00:37.a fight broke out this week between European climbers and local guides
:00:37. > :00:40.called Sherpas. Both sides have now called a truce but the event on
:00:40. > :00:49.Everest's slopes has sparked big questions about how people behave on
:00:49. > :00:52.the world's tallest mountain. The mountaineers including one Briton
:00:52. > :00:56.claimed they were attacked earlier this week. Nepalese guides who told
:00:56. > :01:03.them to wait while they rate safety ropes, two of them have now
:01:03. > :01:09.abandoned it, saying they no longer feel safe. John was on the mountain
:01:09. > :01:14.and him and his two climbers say they were confronted by up to 200
:01:14. > :01:18.Sherpas, locals, and they are noted for their climbing skills. They
:01:18. > :01:22.often accompany foreign climbers to the summit. John Griffiths said part
:01:22. > :01:25.of the problem was some Sherpas don't feel they get the respect they
:01:25. > :01:28.deserve from certain Western climbers. Joining me on the sofa is
:01:28. > :01:31.top mountaineer Alan Hinkes, the first Briton to conquer all 14 of
:01:31. > :01:37.the world's highest mountains, including Everest. How important are
:01:37. > :01:41.Sherpas to climbers trying to reach the top? Essential for most climbers
:01:41. > :01:46.on Everest. They help fix the ropes to make it safe to get to the top
:01:46. > :01:52.and get back down but not all climbers need them but they work as
:01:52. > :01:58.local guides in Nepal, just as I do in Britain. If I go to Nepal, I
:01:58. > :02:04.would work as a foreign guide. We all get along well together. So the
:02:04. > :02:08.relationship is fine? In general, they are fantastic people. I have a
:02:08. > :02:11.lot of respect for the Sherpas and they have a lot of respect for me
:02:11. > :02:16.and the other climbers and we are just normal human beings and we get
:02:16. > :02:21.on well. One of Nepal's top tourism bosses has told us he's
:02:21. > :02:30.investigating this fight. I think this will blow over and be a storm
:02:30. > :02:34.in a teacup. Everyone is back to normal at base camp now. We will
:02:34. > :02:44.apologise and forgive and forget. The Europeans have had to come
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:02:45. > :02:51.home, obviously but it's a storm in a Nepalese teacup. Right, OK. Thank
:02:51. > :02:58.you very much. What is it like to climb Everest and how can we go
:02:58. > :03:05.about it if we had aspirations to do it? It does hurt, it is dangerous at
:03:06. > :03:09.the top of Everest. It is a death zone. It's because of the thin air.
:03:09. > :03:14.It is very, very dangerous so I wouldn't recommend anybody does it
:03:14. > :03:18.really. Certainly not when you are very young, anyway. There's
:03:18. > :03:23.avalanches, rockfalls, vertical bits and the Sherpas will help to fix
:03:23. > :03:30.those to make it safer. But it's quite a dangerous place. Treated
:03:30. > :03:34.with respect. It's a fantastic challenge for anyone who does it.
:03:34. > :03:39.There's only 3500 people who have climbed it. Not that many, really.
:03:39. > :03:42.Thank you very much for coming in today. And for more of Alan's top
:03:42. > :03:45.tips for climbing Everest, including training, all the kit you'll need,
:03:45. > :03:49.how being so high up affects your body and to find out about the Death
:03:49. > :03:51.Zone, jst head to the Newsround website. Next to a world first in
:03:51. > :03:54.some of the planet's most shark-infested waters. Five people
:03:54. > :03:58.have been killed and many injured by sharks at the Western Cape in South
:03:58. > :04:01.Africa in the past decade. Now officials are trying out a new safe
:04:01. > :04:04.net which they hope will save the lives of swimmers and sharks. The
:04:04. > :04:07.thin mesh will be lowered in the morning and removed at night. Sharks
:04:07. > :04:13.get really close to swimmers and surfers there. And it's hoped this
:04:13. > :04:17.will keep them apart. There's more on this in Newsround at 6.50pm. Last
:04:17. > :04:21.up, when was the last time you climbed a tree, built a den or rode
:04:21. > :04:28.your bike? They are the top three activities in the National Trust's
:04:28. > :04:31.new list of Things To Do Before You're 11 and three quarters. It is
:04:31. > :04:35.very specific, isn't it? We've got the other 47 on our website, where
:04:35. > :04:38.you've also been telling us what you think should have been on the list.
:04:38. > :04:45.My favourite so far is Millie on the Isle of Wight. She says, "Eat
:04:45. > :04:51.cookies watching Scooby Doo!" Not Newsround, Millie? That's an