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 ...

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 ...

At 6 A.M. on May 21, Nepali climbing guide Vinayak Jaya Malla gazed from the summit of Mount Everest for the fourth time in his life. The sun was cresting the horizon, its rays painting the peak ...

Amid the tail end of the climbing season on Mount Everest, at least three people are believed to have died this week, according to officials and those close to the men. Cheruiyot Kirui ...

KATHMANDU, May 29 (Reuters) - An Indian climber who was evacuated from Mount Everest after he fell ill last week has died, taking the number of deaths this season on the world’s highest peak to ...

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

May 24 (UPI) --A Kenyan mountain climber who had been missing near the summit of Mount Everest was found dead, fellow climbers reported Thursday. Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, 44, and his Nepali guide ...

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 ...