Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay created history by summiting Mt Everest, the world's highest peak. On its anniversary, here ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty ...

Mount Everest, the crown jewel of the Himalayas, has always beckoned daring adventurers. Among those who have answered the call are young Indian climbers who have achieved remarkable feats.

Will they succeed? They will if they can conquer Nature. Not Nature as represented by the towering majesty of Mount Everest, Titan of the earth’s peaks, but Nature as exemplified in the ...

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