British surveyor Michael Spender created the first detailed photogrammetric map of Mount Everest’s North Face in 1935 using 1,200 aerial photos and ground measurements. His map guided major British ...

Kathmandu — Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Mount Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman. Climbers ...

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Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where ...

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In June 1924, a British mountaineer named George Leigh Mallory and a young engineering student named Andrew “Sandy” Irvine set off for the summit of Mount Everest and disappeared—just two casualties ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd — and break his own record. Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mt.

Kathmandu, Nepal — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain.

A Nepali Sherpa guide has regained his title for most summits of Mount Everest after reaching the peak for a world record 27th time. Rita, 53, set the previous record last year when he scaled the ...

Mount Everest has attracted thousands of adventure seekers over the years, but unfortunately, not all of them make it back home. Everest is based on the story of two expedition groups in 1996 who set ...