One gradually gains altitude on the high Tibetan plain and, on crossing the last pass, one's entire view is filled with a panorama of the mythically charged horizon: Shishipangma, Mount Everest ...

The allure of Mount Everest is undeniable. Rising 29,031 feet in the Himalayan ... with peaks like Dhaulagiri and the sacred ...

First he found wheelchair basketball. Then, he started biking. Finally, he discovered mountain climbing—which led him to Everest. Austin Murphy details Glasbrenner’s incredible story here.

More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese officials, so finding human remains on the mountain is not exactly uncommon. However, the discovery of a frozen ...

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

The death rate on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is about 1%. The number increases to 4% of those who summit, as most climbers perish on the descent. K2, known as the 'savage ...

Mount Everest saw two record-breaking climbs on Sunday with a Nepali sherpa making the most ever summits and a British climber setting the record for a foreigner. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, scaled the ...

"The question remains, 'Has Mount Everest been climbed?' It must be left unanswered, for there is no direct evidence. But bearing in mind all the circumstances I have set out.... considering their ...

The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected ...

At much higher altitudes, our bodies cannot function properly. But if climbers want to summit Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters or 5.5 miles) above sea ...

“You have to understand the culture,” Ang Dorjee said one afternoon in the Panorama Lodge in Namche ... his mother with the news from Everest. The mountain that killed his father, the veteran ...