Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn't ...

Mount Everest towers more than 29,000 feet above sea level.

It was the final climb on his quest to reach the highest summit on all seven continents. When Christopher Kulish finally reached Mount Everest’s 29,035-foot peak, he joined an elite group known ...

In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...

Hundreds scale Mt. Everest every year -- and many die. May 26, 2007 — -- The summit of Mt. Everest is starting to look more like a busy intersection than the top of the world. Over the past ...

In his latest video, Ben Ayers addresses common misconceptions about the world’s highest peak, and discusses the treatment of ...

The death rate on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is about 1%. The number increases to 4% of those who summit, as most climbers perish on the descent. K2, known as the 'savage ...

On May 8, mountaineers finally raised the Olympic torch atop Everest, ... Everest Torch: The Full Price Of The Peak. Published May 17, 2008 at 7:30 AM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 7:42 PM EST.

While many know that Mt. Everest is the highest point in Asia (and if we're talking from sea level, the world), few can pinpoint the year when the infamous peak was first summited.

Peak climbing season for Everest is April and May, and all of the 10 deaths have occurred within that two-month span. “You’ve got people who’ve got lifelong dreams, whether they’re 28 or ...

Two climbers died on Mount Everest this year as the mountaineering season in Nepal for the world's highest peak draws to an end.. On average, around five climbers die on the 29,03-foot (8,848 ...