When you think of the tallest mountains on Earth, Mount Everest probably comes to mind. But what if we told you that the real ...

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 ...

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. Everest on Sunday ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world's highest peak. Pasang Dawa ...

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Kathmandu - On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest ...

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, ...

Rescuers are struggling to reach at least 200 hikers trapped in a Mount Everest valley by an unexpectedly fierce weekend snowstorm that pounded the mountain with snow and heavy rain, according to ...

Retired Los Angeles lawyer watched the avalanche bury his Sherpa. April 22, 2014— -- He spent two years and more than $100,000 in an attempt to climb Mount Everest, only to get as close as a high ...

Jim Morrison, 50, accomplished the feat at 7:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday. An American skier made history on Wednesday as the first to descend Mount Everest's notoriously narrow north face route.