Everest is a surreal scene now with hundreds of amateur climbers queuing up for the top, some even using helicopters. What can be done? We asked mountaineer Ed Viesturs.

You Can Now Glamp Your Way up Mt. Everest—and Still Get the Bragging Rights ... CTSS’s top-of-the-line alpine accommodations have canopied king-size beds, shoe racks, drawers, ...

Climbers have to navigate thick traffic jams, a filthy, sprawling base camp — and increasingly, death — while trying to get to the world’s highest Instagram hot spot.

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited ...

Anyone who has even loosely followed events on Mt. Everest in recent years is probably familiar with the terrifying “conga line” photos of climbers stuck in the world’s highest traffic jam.

“Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World” is written by Will Cockrell. The Sherpas packed up and silently went down the mountain, leaving the job ...

JOHN WAECHTER. John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the ...