THE highest mountain in the world is situated in a country from which Europeans have with few exceptions been jealously excluded; and the recent visit to the capital of Nepal of an experienced ...

Lhakpa Sherpa, world record holder for most Mount Everest summits by a woman, has a story marked by both triumph and adversity. While battling domestic abuse from her husband, she found solace and ...

There are few sights in the entire world–few iconic horizons–that can make you stop in your tracks and struggle for words.

When the S2 meteorite - which was quadruple the size of Mount Everest - crashed into Earth, it created a series of events that spurred the formation of bacteria and the possible creation of all life.

The world's highest mountain is buckling under the weight of its popularity. Thankfully, a few organizations have stepped in ...

You may already know everything there is to know about the tragedy on Everest in 1996. But this footage from shortly after is ...

Hundreds of people attempt to climb Mount Everest each year. But thin oxygen levels, altitude sickness, harsh weather such as the extreme cold, avalanches, the risk of falling, and exhaustion ...

It’s an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering – but increasingly there are distressing stories of overcrowding at the summit, pollution across the ranges and locals who ...