The story of China's first ascent of Everest, in 1960, raises considerable doubt among veteran climbers. This video does an excellent job of highlighting the numerous discrepancies and anomalies in ...

Adventurers seeking to climb the world’s highest peak will now have to abide by a new safety requirement, according to Nepalese officials. This Spring, when summit season begins, all climbers ...

Commentary: At the summit of Mount Everest, ‘no one is coming to rescue you’ Portland native Jared Harris recounts his trip to the top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. Posted June 23, 2024 ...

Unnerving videos have circulated, showing a snarl of climbers on the summit ridge even as fewer permits were issued this year. Eighteen climbers died in 2023. Mountaineers at the Khumbu Glacier this ...

"Going up there one part of the day and coming down the next day could look very different. And the probability of that ...

The recent death of a Kenyan mountaineer, Cheruiyot Kirui after nearly reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be. His death – one of several this year on ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa has reached the top of Everest for the 27th time, breaking the world record for total number of summits of the world's tallest, and one of its deadliest, mountains.

Another climber has died on Mount Everest, bringing the tragic toll on the world highest peak to five this month. Binod Babu Bastakoti, 37, from Lekhnath in Nepal, died on Wednesday near the south Col ...

The men summited Mount Everest just five days after leaving the United Kingdom. Sandro Gromen-Hayes Four British men have successfully completed a controversial high-speed expedition on Mount Everest, ...

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col, sits ...