While many know that Mt. Everest is the highest point in Asia (and if we're talking from sea level, the world), few can pinpoint the year when the infamous peak was first summited.

Mount Everest towers more than 29,000 feet above sea level.

In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...

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

Madison says Mt. Everest is an "amateur" climb compared to harder peaks like K2 and Mt. Nuptse. Garrett Madison has mastered Mt. Everest. He's summited the world's tallest peak 14 times, and led ...

There was no doubt that Everest would remain the highest peak because the second highest, Mount K2, is only 8,611 meters (28,244 feet) tall. Everest’s height was first determined by a British ...

Did you know Mount Everest is still getting taller? Discover how a powerful river system is reshaping the world’s highest peak, causing it to grow by 2mm every year! This new research reveals ...

This Mountain Surpasses Everest As World's Highest Peak In Unusual Way Around 500 mountaineers attempt to summit Mount Chimborazo annually, with a success rate of over 50 per cent ...

The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead ...

A Nepalese Sherpa broke his own record for climbing up the world's highest peak, reaching the summit of Mount Everest for an unprecedented 26th time, officials said on Saturday. Kami Rita reached ...

Two climbers died on Mount Everest this year as the mountaineering season in Nepal for the world's highest peak draws to an end.. On average, around five climbers die on the 29,03-foot (8,848 ...

The highest-altitude weather station in the world has revealed a worrying trend: Human-induced climate change is melting glaciers on Mount Everest, the Earth's tallest mountain.. A team of climate ...