Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, hearing of the continuing British climbing expeditions to Mount Everest, came to India in 1933, hoping to be taken on for that year's expedition. He was not among those ...

One runner, Tony Briant, wound up spending a night outside with only an emergency blanket for shelter ... of Everest in 1953. The starting line at Base Camp is higher than the summit of Mount ...

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test drones that can ferry loads as heavy as 35 pounds in the high altitudes, bring back ladders used to ...

Mount Everest is home to a surprisingly diverse ... These forests provide shelter and sustenance for various animal species, ...