New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest. The two were part of the ...

Our Everest reporter explains the biggest stories from the 2025 season: fewer fatalities than in 2024, a narrow weather ...

Subrata Ghosh, 45, from India, died on Thursday below the Hillary Step while returning after reaching the 8,849 metre (29,032 feet) peak.

so the Hillary Step as we once knew it no longer exists and has in large parts been replaced by a steep snow-covered slope. Intensely steep and complex, the North Face of Everest was first climbed ...

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay created history by summiting Mt Everest, the world's highest peak. On its anniversary, here ...

Cost is a major factor. The mission could cost upwards of Rs 1 crore. A lot depends on where the body is lying. Helicopters cannot operate in the ‘death zone’ above 8,000 metres. Sherpas have to reach ...

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak ...

The Hillary Step is located in the Everest “death zone”, an area ... Nepal has issued 459 permits to climb Mount Everest during the current season, which started in March and ends in May. Nearly 100 ...