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

The mountaineer and climber Vanessa Estol became on Saturday the first person of Uruguayan nationality to reach the summit of Mount Everest (8,848.86 meters above sea level). Vanessa, who also has ...

If climbers want to summit Mount Everest, they have to brave ... attempting a solo summit climb with her team of Sherpas. The team was the first to summit that year, reaching the top on May ...

In January 1967, a climbing team led by Nicholas Clinch from the American ... to the summit of Mt. Everest since 2009, more than any other guide. In 2011, Garrett led the first expedition in ...