Standing on the summit of Mount Everest feels like reaching the highest possible point on Earth. The mountain rises nearly nine kilometres above sea level, surrounded by ice, rock and thin air. Yet ...

Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has set an incredible new record with his latest summit of Mount Everest. At 4am local time on Tuesday, May 27, the talented guide, nicknamed Everest Man, reached the ...

1. Way back in 1924, British climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared while attempting to become the first people to summit Mount Everest. Nearly 100 years later, nobody knows whether ...

A window of calm conditions on Mount Everest allowed more than 100 climbers to reach the summit on Wednesday, May 17. Multiple expedition operators reported their successes throughout the day, among ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A huge glacier blocked the ascent to Everest, causing delays for hundreds of climbers. Climbers at base camp told CNN that icefall ...

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 ...

Business leader and Everest climber Angela Yeung reflects on the mental battles, leadership lessons, and charitable mission ...

After two stressful years of pandemic-fueled climbing closures, the 2022 season on Mount Everest will go down as one of the safest and most drama-free in the history of Himalayan mountaineering.