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.

Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year.

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.

Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said.

The early climbing season on Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, and neigboring Lhotse has seen successsful summits and tragic death.

The team’s success nearly doubles the number of Black climbers who have summited Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world above sea level.

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Impressive as that is, there is plenty more to know about Everest. Think about this for a minute: The top of the mountain is covered with limestone ...

US mountaineers recently discovered the boot, sock and foot of Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest. But does this mean he might have made history before anyone else? DW examines the evidence.

Mount Everest is nearly 1,000 feet (304 meters) taller than its surrounding Himalayan peaks, causing scientists to wonder exactly why the giant mountain stretched its neck out so much more than ...

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing.

“Mount Everest is a remarkable mountain of myth and legend and it’s still growing,” study co-author and University College London PhD study Adam Smith said in a statement.