Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing concern about temperatures rising, ...

This Everest season, Swiss-Ecuadorian Karl Egloff and American Tyler Andrews are both attempting record-breaking speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa set the current Everest record (without bottled oxygen) back ...

(CNN) — Twenty-four hours and 26 minutes, without stopping to sleep: Nepal’s Phunjo Lama has just broken the world record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman. Her journey from Everest ...

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

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain, a hiking official said.

LONDON (AP) — Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after ...

Jost Kousch of Germany continues to immerse himself in the winter climbing season on Mt. Everest, which began with the Solstice on December 21st. Climbing solo, he recently achieved great success on ...

The Avalanche introduces Everest's auto-bagging system, while the Ascent offers a through-wall design. Everest Ice and Water Systems introduces the Everest Avalanche, a vending machine designed to ...

On Sept. 24, 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston stood on the summit of Everest after the first complete ascent of the Southwest Face, a route that had defeated every previous expedition. Led by Chris ...