Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld dwarfed by Mount Everest's enormous West Ridge in this 1963 photo. ... Having reached the summit via the West Ridge at 6:15 p.m., ...

Unsoeld died in an avalanche during an Outdoor Education Winter Expedition climb of Mount Rainier on March 4, 1979. Jornet said he was thrilled to see the route first-hand after he had been ...

Thomas F. Hornbein, a mountaineer and anesthesiologist who climbed into history, step by icy step, when he and his friend Willi Unsoeld scaled Mount Everest in 1963 — pioneering a route up the ...

A British climber and his guide who reached the summit of Mount Everest have been missing since Tuesday, and are presumed dead in the mountain’s so-called "death zone," while attempting to descend.

Last week, Mongolian climbers Usukhjargal Tsedendamba, 53, and Purevsuren Lkhagvajav, 31, were found dead near Everest's summit, days after going missing. Yellow band on Mt Everest (8848.86 m), 20 ...

Climbers descending from the summit Tuesday passed the Hillary Step, a point at an altitude of about 8,800 meters (28,871 feet), when an ice mound collapsed near the South Summit of Everest.

Jared Harris celebrates after reaching the summit of Mount Everest on May 13. “I like pushing myself to see what’s possible,” the Portland native said of his journey to the top of the world.