KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest ...

It appears Mount Everest hasn’t reached peak growth. A surprising new report has found that the world’s highest summit is growing more and more each year due to an ancient phenomenon from ...

Nearly 100 years after scientists determined Mount Everest was the world’s highest peak, New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first mountaineers to ...

Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it's increasing every year. Now, scientists say that's because the mountain's water system captured a river.

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 18, 2024. Purnima Shrestha/AFP/Getty Images ‘It’s difficult to survive up ...

You’ve probably seen photos of the congestion on Mount Everest, with a line of several dozen climbers stretching down an icy slope. This year, approximately 450 climbers are vying for the summit.

Mount Pumori, second right, is seen in the background as mountaineers negotiate a slope in the Khumbu region on their way to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, April 24, 2025. Pasang Rinzee ...

Mount Pumori, second right, is seen in the background as mountaineers negotiate a slope in the Khumbu region on their way to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, April 24, 2025. Pasang Rinzee ...