News

On May 27, veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa stood atop Mount Everest for an unprecedented 31st time, further cementing his status as the most accomplished Everest climber in history.
Sherpa guide Kami Rita has broken his own record for the most climbs of Mount Everest. The 55-year-old scales the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain every year.
NEW DELHI – British mountaineer Kenton Cool has scaled new heights — once again — by reaching the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 19th time as a non-Sherpa climber. The 51-year ...
The 2025 Mount Everest season will also be remembered for the unsuccessful attempts by two runners—American Tyler Andrews and Swiss-Ecuadorian Karl Egloff—to set a speed record on the peak.
Eva Steinwald said age is just a number. She made it to the summit of Mount Everest in May at the age of 63.
Sims, 34, summited Mount Everest around 11 a.m. on May 23 as part of a five-person expedition guided by Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International. And she didn’t stop there.
Yet the 2025 death totals—three on Mount Everest’s upper reaches, five total— represents a decrease from 2024 when eight people died, and in 2023, when 18 lost their lives.
Jun. 6—Katelyn Sims remembers reading books about Mount Everest in the third grade. A couple of weeks ago, she found herself standing on top of it. Sims, 34, summited Mount Everest around 11 a.m ...
Our Everest correspondent, Ben Ayers, recently spent a month living at the Mount Everest Base Camp. During that time, Ayers tested a long list of gear, from boots and socks, to undergarments.
Ireland's walk-off single sent No. 6 Mount Everett past No. 27 Monson, 6-5, and for the first time in the new statewide tournament, the Eagles advanced to the MIAA Division V quarterfinals. “Great win ...