Adventurers Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay stand atop the world as the first climbers to reach the summit. Read more.

Four British climbers made it from London to the peak in under five days after preparations that included inhaling xenon gas.

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such ...

Image via Shutterstock Standing in a long line is bad enough. But standing in a long line in the sub-zero cold sounds like a ...

Mount Everest Day, observed on May 29th, celebrates the world’s tallest mountain and the awe-inspiring story behind its ...

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

Here’s 11 ‘facts’ you were probably taught at school which were either never true in the first place or are no longer correct ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

For decades, the dream of reaching the summit of Mount Everest has required at least two months on the mountain doing a series of acclimatisation rotations. But the team took a different route ...

Mount Everest, standing tall at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet). Geeta reached the summit on the morning of May 19, 2025, marking a monumental milestone not just in her journey but also for Indian ...

Sub Inspector Geeta Samota has become the first CISF personnel to conquer the world's tallest peak Mount Everest in the 56-year-long history of the force, a spokesperson said Tuesday. She summited ...

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.