Marty Hoey was part of an American expedition climbing the North Face of the mountain when she died - her body has never been ...

After only a trickle of summits for several days because of stiff winds, a good weather window beginning tomorrow and extending for several days will usher in peak action on Everest. UK guide Kenton ...

What makes a mountain grow, and what keeps it from reaching unimaginable heights? Mount Everest, rising 8,848.86 metres above sea level, offers a case study in the interplay of tectonics, erosion, ...

For thousands of people worldwide, summiting Mount Everest is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Kami Rita Sherpa, however, likely has a different perspective. This morning, the 54-year-old Sherpa ...

Two Chinese climbers have been praised for carrying out a dangerous and discouraged act on Mount Everest that saved another climber’s life. Fan Jiangtao and Xie Ruxiang from southern China’s Hunan ...

More than 310 people have died climbing Everest since exploration first started in the early 1900s. It's dangerous to retrieve the bodies, so many litter the mountain to this day. Many have blamed ...

A journalist, climber, and public speaker, Alan Arnette is one of the world’s most respected chroniclers of Mount Everest. He climbed the world’s highest peak in 2011 and reached the summit of K2 in ...

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.

Kathmandu, Nepal — Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita completed the scaling of Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, his second climb this month to the top of the world. The ...