Mount Everest, the pinnacle of geographical challenge, is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. As adventurers flock to ...

When the iconic American television show went on a 10-day trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp, the team knew they were in for ...

As National Geographic noted, Everest was first summited in 1953, and in the intervening decades, it has become the "world's ...

High-altitude guiding may be one of the most brutal dream jobs on earth. A longtime pro shares the good—and the bad.

If Everest ever lost its crown, the surprise would be cultural, not geological: millimeters, models, and memory would decide.

Mountain climbers of all stripes, rejoice! If you’ve ever wanted to climb Mount Everest, you might soon get your chance. Nepal, where climbers access the peak, has issued a record amount of permits ...

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet and is still growing. A river merger from 89,000 years ago is partly responsible for Everest’s continued height increase. The mountain gains up to 2 millimeters per ...

For years, Mount Everest has been the absolute reference point when talking about the maximum height of a point on the planet ...

Summiting Mount Everest in Nepal is often one of the most physically and emotionally grueling tasks you can do. It can take ...

Two climbers died on Mount Everest this year as the mountaineering season in Nepal for the world's highest peak draws to an end. On average, around five climbers die on the 29,03-foot (8,848-meter) ...

Mount Everest is astoundingly tall at 29,032 feet above sea level, besting its Himalayan neighbors by hundreds of feet. But the world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in part to ...

Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, a Nepali mountaineer, is offered a ceremonial scarf by his wife Lakpa Jangmu Sherpa upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time, creating a record for the ...