In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

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 ...

A Chinese government team currently conducting a scientific project on Mount Everest is expected to reach the summit within the next week. The mountaineers, who are scaling the world's tallest ...

The Southeast Ridge ascent passes the familiar landmarks that, over the decades, have come to define the peak: Khumbu Icefall ...

A Chinese climber died en route to the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday while a 59-year-old Indian woman was evacuated from base camp suffering an unspecified illness and died on her way to ...

A Chinese survey team, on a project to remeasure the world's highest peak, reached the top of Mount Everest on May 27, Chinese state media reported. They may be the only climbers to reach the top ...

Enlisting drones can help speed up the process to collect rubbish and reduce the danger for Sherpas. Read more at ...

Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person, navigated a four hour hike through the treacherous crevasses of the mountain to bring back litter back to the base camp.

In his latest video, Ben Ayers discusses the differences between climbing Mount Everest from Tibet in the north and Nepal in the south ...

The Chinese scientists discovered that the average snow depth on the summit of Mount Everest measures approximately 9.5 meters (31.1 feet). That is the height of two giraffes standing on each other!

Anyone who has even loosely followed events on Mt. Everest in recent years is probably familiar with the terrifying “conga line” photos of climbers stuck in the world’s highest traffic jam.