It’s one of climbing’s greatest mysteries: was Everest really conquered for the first time in 1953, or did two mountaineers make it to the summit in 1924, before dying in mysterious circumstances?

A Nepali official says it isn't possible to search for a British climber and his Sherpa guide who went missing after reaching the top of Mount Everest six days ago because both fell on their way ...

It seemed a far cry from that historic day in May 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to summit Everest, part of a large British expedition that was organised as ...

Photographed by J. B. Noel The 1924 Mount Everest Expedition was an incredibly important moment in the history of Himalayan mountaineering. It was the culmination of two prior expeditions and ...

British climber Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest. Cool and Sherpa climbed the 29,032-foot peak for the 18th ...

Fred is the Articles Editor at Outside. My Everest summit came while watching the new immersive virtual reality documentary The QUEST: Everest VR. The 26-minute video will be available to stream ...

KATHMANDU, May 12 (Reuters) - A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday.

It’s that time again: Mount Everest season. For two months starting in March, thousands of ambitious climbers will travel more than 16,000 feet above sea level to one of Everest’s two main ...

A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of ...

One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world's highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for most times to the summit, expedition organizers said Sunday.

One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to ...

KATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - Sherpas recovered the body of a Mongolian climber from Mount Everest and were looking for another mountaineer missing since the weekend, officials said on Friday.