The incredible story of how India was mapped and the Himalayas measured by Shruthi Rao and Meera Iyer tells the story of the ...

Discover Denali, the highest mountain in North America, with its immense height, complex naming history, challenging climbing ...

There are pros and cons to having access to every piece of information at your fingertips. While it is convenient to simply pull out your phone if you need an important question answered, the downside ...

The world has a fascination with Mount Everest – one that brings both money and destruction to Nepal's Himalayan region. Now, ...

Nepal has faced renewed global scrutiny over waste and overcrowding. While images of trash-strewn slopes often dominate headlines, expedition leaders argue it is a misleading picture.

In his latest video, Ben Ayers addresses common misconceptions about the world’s highest peak, and discusses the treatment of ...

Climbing Mount Everest may get even harder A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

Mount Everest has suffered "traffic jams" this month, as climbers battled harsh weather to make it to the summit. Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides signed up to scale the famous ...

British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was that the decisive factor?

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet. The mountain itself is nestled between Nepal and Tibet, in an ...

Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday.

Sherpa Kami Rita first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1994, and he's now made the arduous trek to the top more than anyone else in the world.