History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was ...

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 ...

The Indian Army achieved another remarkable feat on Tuesday. Twenty-two of its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest (8848m), the world's tallest peak. The group of mountaineers were led ...

Kami Rita Sherpa has broken his own record for climbing to the summit of Mount Everest, reaching the peak for the 31st time on Tuesday. Now 55, Kami Rita first climbed to the top of the world's ...

He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself,” it added. Mr Kami Rita first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 when he was working for a commercial ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest ...

A central Ohio man has reached new heights that most people will never achieve. He climbed Mount Everest. Robert Alt, president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank ...