In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...

Related Article John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the ...

A former Army officer is aiming to lead the fastest ever expedition to the summit of Mount Everest with the help of a rare gas that encourages the production of red blood cells. Garth Miller ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts ...

In 2024, Monday became the third Aggie to summit Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. The first Aggie was Paul Obert, Class of 1973, who climbed the 29,032-foot peak on May 30, 2003 ...

Shane Boyd, an avid adventurer from Fermanagh, has set his sights on conquering Mount Everest as part of his mission to complete the Seven ...

Climbing Mount Everest via its most popular route ... mountain safety and improve environmental conservation. For Everest summit hopefuls the royalty fee is only the start of the overall cost ...

Reaching heights of around 620 miles (1,000km) these continent-sized “islands” of rock dwarf anything else found on our ...

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest ...