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Ever since a British officer in 1903 captured what is believed to be the first image of Mount Everest, photographers have been striving to take iconic pictures of the world’s highest mountain.
In his latest video, Ben Ayers discusses the puffy coat, insulated pants, sleeping bag, and sunglasses that helped him thrive at 17,500 feet ...
In his latest video, Ben Ayers discusses the base and midlayer garments that kept him warm and dry at Mount Everest Base Camp ...
Why would someone living in equatorial warmth want to travel not just to the cold and forbidding roof of the world, but to its very bone-chilling top? A place where treacherous ice, swirling winds ...
Last month, as the 2025 climbing season began on Mount Everest, Nepal’s upper house of Parliament introduced a tourism bill that includes a suite of new rules that would significantly raise the ...
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mount Everest Expedition team received a warm welcome at DGNCC camp here after successfully scaling the world’s highest peak last month, an official communique ...
The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular photos and videos capture the eruption of Europe's largest active volcano.
In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a challenge that had killed more than a dozen people in the preceding decades and that ...
A little over a year after making a worldwide deal for Tenzing, a new film based on the true story of sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his 1953 summiting of Mount Everest, Apple has found its lead in ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque’s very own hiking history maker is back home after hiking Mount Everest. “We’ve been supporting Duke for quite some time,” Iz Rael said. Duke Pigott has ...
David Sullivan during the ceremonial installment of the defibrillator – credit, David Sullivan / SWNS A man who visited Mount Everest Base Camp to install a defibrillator as part of his advocacy ...