Unlike our Everest Quest expedition, which is approaching the summit from the south side ... The Best Writing and Pictures from Seventy Years of Human Endeavour.

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4,000 climbers have reached its top. This mountain, known as Sagarmatha in ...

Alan Arnette, an Everest summiteer and a well-respected chronicler of the mountain, suggests that from his research the ...

Then, he started biking. Finally, he discovered mountain climbing—which led him to Everest. Austin Murphy details Glasbrenner’s incredible story here. To see photos of the group's seven-week ...

On 14/06 Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding reached the summit of Everest following the footsteps of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine to shed light on the mystery of whether the two reached the ...

Despite his injuries, he never abandoned the notion of reaching the summit. "Climbing Mount Everest is my dream," he told AFP news agency in April. "I have to realise it. It also represents a ...

A Japanese climber who previously lost all but one of his fingers while climbing Mount Everest has died trying to reach the mountain's summit. Nobukazu Kuriki, 35, was found dead in his tent by ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Fans were left gawking over the latest photos that Sam Heughan posted from his hiking trip in Nepal’s Everest region ... until the summit of Amphu Laptsa [sic] 19,200ft!” ...

Tenzing's words gradually carry him up Everest toward the summit: "We are back among the ... joined the expedition up to Base Camp. Photos: (1) Liesl Clark; (2) courtesy David Breashears; (3 ...