German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base camp at the foot of Mount Everest, relieved and feeling accomplished. The climber braved high winds, freezing co ...

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported as more bodies were recovered. A further 130 ...

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 ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side of ...

Earthquake in Tibet: Everest tourism put on hold as safety measures tighten; Mount Qomolangma travel suspended amid earthquake’s impact on World’s Tallest Peak. In this photo released by ...

The magnitude 6.8 quake's epicenter was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India.

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, reported German news agency (dpa), citing China’s state news agency Xinhua. A further 130 ...

China has shut down access to the scenic areas of its side of Mount Everest to tourists after a powerful earthquake killed at least 126 people and injured 188 others in Tibet. No avalanches have ...

China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is ...

The earthquake reportedly struck Tibet's holy city of Shigatse on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Its epicenter located in Tingri County on the Tibetan plateau, at a depth of 6.2-miles, bordered on Nepal approximately 50-miles north of Mount Everest – the highest mountain in the world.

The area around Mt. Everest, about 50 miles southwest of the epicenter, was empty in the depth of winter, when even some residents move away to escape the cold. Chinese state media say at least ...