Mount Everest. The behemoth towers 29,032 feet (8,849 meters) between Nepal and Tibet in the Himalayas, with its peak surpassing most clouds in the sky. An attempt to climb Everest requires months ...

For the mountaineers, climbing the peaks of Mount Everest is the piece de resistance of their careers. What a lot of people don't realize is that accomplishing ...

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit parts of western China and Nepal, killing at least 95 people near Mount Everest. As the death toll and injuries mount, officials search the rubble for survivors. NBC’s ...

"The question remains, 'Has Mount Everest been climbed ... he felt sure they should make it to the summit. Then clouds swirled in once more and Odell's tantalizing vision was lost forever.