This fact gives us a snapshot of the dynamic earth processes beneath our feet, ever so gradually pushing Everest higher. The name "Mount Everest" originates from an unlikely source—a British ...

In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped ... where the land still rises in response to the melting of thick ice sheets from the last Ice Age. This geological resilience underscores the ...

In May 2019, a photo of the congestion on Mount Everest went viral, prompting criticism around the amount of permits Nepal was issuing. Picture: @nimsdai Project Possible / AFP. Overcrowding on ...

As stories surface about Jim Whittaker and the celebration this Wednesday of the 50th anniversary of his becoming the first American to summit Mount Everest, a few interesting facts rise to the ...

“I am in my top physical condition right now.” He holds the record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest at 30 times. In May last year, he climbed the peak twice. “My first ...

he said. Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...