"Honestly, something needs to be done." Hiker shares disturbing view from top of Mount Everest: 'This is actually a huge ...

As National Geographic noted, Everest was first summited in 1953, and in the intervening decades, it has become the "world's ...

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

As a little girl, Bianca Adler would sit cross-legged on the floor, flipping through her family’s picture books of Mount Everest — mesmerized by the snow-dusted peaks and climbers standing at the top ...

On 11 May, 35 years ago, Tim Macartney-Snape stepped onto the summit of Mt Everest for the second time, in doing so, becoming ...

By some metrics, Everest most certainly is the tallest mountain in the world—standing at an impressive 29,031.69 feet —but it ...

A 55-year-old Nepali man has broken his own world record for climbing Mount Everest, summiting Earth’s highest mountain for the 31st time. Kami Rita, a Sherpa climbing guide known as “Everest Man”, ...

The first foreign climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest for the first time in two years. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jamling... First Climbers Reach Mount Everest Summit Since Deadly ...

In March, 17-year-old Bianca Adler and her dad set off from Melbourne, Australia, for the ultimate adventure: climbing Mt.

When climbing huge mountains, height and difficulty don't always go hand in hand, mountaineers say. Mt. Everest may be the world's highest peak, but it's easier to summit than other smaller mountains, ...

Photos by Rick and Susie GraetzThe Mount Everest summit pyramid is seen from Nuptse – a 25,791-foot peak in the Everest group. Nupste is part of a U-shaped ridge that also includes the pinnacles of 27 ...

Scientists believe that nearly half a billion years ago, the majestic Mount Everest was under water. It's hard to believe, but here are details.