While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...
Eva Steinwald is training to climb Mount Everest this spring. If she makes it to the top, Steinwald will become the oldest American woman to summit Mount Everest and she will also have completed the ...
In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...
The autumn climbing season, from September to November, will see an increase in permit fees from US$5,500 (RM24,070) to ...
Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...
They will start sucking the xenon, then fly to Everest Base Camp and immediately begin their summit push with Sherpa support. The round trip should take 4-5 days, as opposed to 7-10 weeks.
They will sip xenon gas just before the climb and then push straight for the summit. While traditional alpinists bemoan the further touristification of Everest, clients with more money than time ...