Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited controversy in the mountaineering world.

On May 8, 1978, world-renowned alpinist Reinhold Messner and his frequent partner, Peter Habeler, became the first to summit Mount Everest (29,032 feet) without supplemental oxygen.

On May 8, 1978, world-renowned alpinist Reinhold Messner and his frequent partner, Peter Habeler, became the first to summit Mount Everest (29,032 feet) without supplemental oxygen.

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, ... Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen.

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Mount Everest: record permits, overcrowding, and mismanagement put lives at risk on the world’s highest peak. ... In 1975, Japan’s Junko Tabei became the first woman to stand on the summit. In 1978, ...

The 2025 Mount Everest season will also be remembered for the unsuccessful attempts by two runners—American Tyler Andrews and Swiss-Ecuadorian Karl Egloff—to set a speed record on the peak.

What do climbers and guides eat at Mount Everest Base Camp to keep their bodies moving at 17,500 feet?. In this week’s Dispatches from Everest video, Ben Ayers explains the cuisine that you will ...