The Southeast Ridge ascent passes the familiar landmarks that, over the decades, have come to define the peak: Khumbu Icefall ...

With nearly 450 permits issued for Mount Everest this year—close to the record of 478 set in 2023—teams are anticipating conga lines and traffic jams on the peak’s route.

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

This Drone Video Shows What It’s Like to Climb to Mount Everest’s Summit ... Aerial footage shot in Nepal shows the route up Mount Everest, from Base Camp to the summit at 29,032 feet.

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col ...

Although 17 different routes have been pioneered to the summit of Everest, almost everyone climbs it via one of two routes. From Nepal there’s the Southeast Ridge, the line created by Tenzing ...

I was saddened by the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, since my brother, Barry Jaffe, who was interested in so many different things, held a particular affection for Mount Everest. When my brother retu… ...

Unlike Everest, where some sections of the mountain are relatively flat, every route on K2 "averages 45 degrees from base to summit," according to Meyer. Meyer climbing the Black Pyramid on K2.

Feb. 6 2014 — -- The youngest American to ever summit Mt. Everest is now planning to attempt a feat never tried before. In May, Joby Ogwyn is set to take a heart-stopping leap off the world's ...

Five climbers on Mount Everest are dead, three missing this summit season May 25, 2024 Updated Sat., May 25, 2024 at 9:04 p.m. Prayer flags flutter in the breeze at Mount Everest.

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col, ...