Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in a 1924 expedition, according to National Geographic.

They pose as heroes, yet many have little real mountaineering experience. For influencers, selfies atop 8,000-meter summits ...

A polar researcher turned National Geographic photographer, Bishop was on the first U.S. expedition to summit Everest. (See the story from the October 1963 issue of National Geographic.) ...

The discovery of the remains leads to more questions about whether two climbers succeeded in summiting Everest in 1924.

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

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 ...

Briton Andrew Irvine went missing in 1924 alongside climbing partner George Mallory as the pair attempted to be the first to reach Everest's summit, 8,848 metres (29,029 feet) above sea level.

R eleased in 1997 the year after he was part of a disastrous Mount Everest expedition that resulted in eight climbers being ...

Paul and Aaron Anderson, from West Kirby, Merseyside, reached the Everest summit via the notorious north-east ridge in Tibet. The pair took on the challenge to raise funds for Dementia UK in ...

His exploits on the world's biggest peaks are epic - he's been to the summit of Mt. Everest seven times, climbed the world's 14 highest peaks without supplemental oxygen, co-starred in the ...

She summited Rainier in July 2021. “I felt like I was climbing Everest,” Steinwald said. At the summit, she found herself wondering again: “What else can I do?” In spring 2022, she headed ...