The classic route to the summit of Everest from the South Col in Nepal, used by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay as part of the successful 1953 team. Hillary Step.

After years of trying, this spring Ma Chunlin of China filmed the whole route from Advanced Base Camp to summit in a single, non-stop drone sequence.

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

Most teams are now settled into Everest Base Camp on the South Side. Meanwhile, on the North Side in Tibet, everything is ready, and international teams will start climbing within a few days ...

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col ...

Everest was first summited by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 via The South Col route. Since their historic accomplishment, their path has been the most traveled.

Kenton Cool crosses a precipice at the ice fall halfway up the south side of Mount Everest in a previous climb. AFP/Getty Images. Cool used the Southeast Ridge route, also known as South Col ...

“I thought, why not use drones on Everest’s south side, especially the Khumbu Icefall section? ... “It takes six hours if you follow the normal route to reach Camp I,” Mr. Sherpa said.

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expeditions are moving.

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col ...