Mount Everest. The planet's highest peak. Adventure beacon for trekkers, climbers, adrenalin junkies. At nearly 30,000-feet above sea level, as high as a commercial airliner flies at cruising ...

Forkas will be away from home on his Mount Everest trip for weeks. He plans to leave April 10 and fly to Kathmandu, Nepal, where he will meet up with a guide and travel to a town called Lukla.

Scottsdale Realtor Clayton Wolfe achieved a goal this year that fewer than 7,000 people ever have. In May, he summited Mount Everest in Nepal and raised more than $14,000 for charity.

When Sophia Danenberg climbed her first mountain in New Hampshire 18 years ago, the Homewood native had no idea mountaineering would become a passion that would eventually earn her a place in histo… ...

BEIJING — An eighth-grader from Southern California who became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mt. Everest said today he hopes his achievement will encourage young people worldwide to ...

By Tori Mason. DENVER (CBS4)- More than 15 years ago, Golden native Erik Weihenmayer made history by becoming the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. Since then, he's continued his mission ...

For years, scientists have known that Mount Everest — a mountain on the border of Tibet and Nepal — has been growing. That’s right — the tallest mountain in the world is getting even taller.

Scots Childline counsellor scales Mount Everest base camp for kids in need Pauline McGowan took on the mammoth hike to fundraise for service users. Comments. News. Ruth Suter. 09:33, 29 Mar 2025.