In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to ...

The climbers who have shared images of the litter have helped to raise awareness about how carelessness is lessening what ...

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

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

Summiting Mount Everest in Nepal is often one of the most physically and emotionally grueling tasks you can do. It can take ...

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

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4,000 climbers have reached its top. This mountain, known as Sagarmatha in ...

On International Mountain Day, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling turned the spotlight on the unsung ...

Staff from East Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services department completed a charity stair climb challenge, scaling the ...

At the Squash World Cup here on Tuesday, Iran’s No. 1 women’s player Fereshteh Eghtedari, ranked 228, pushed world No. 6 ...

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

When adventurers talk about Mount Everest, most often it's about climbing the world's highest peak. In October, Jim Morrison became the first person to ski down Everest’s most dangerous route. The ...