Mt. Everest may be the world's tallest peak, but it's easier to summit than other smaller mountains, like the Seven Second Summits. Three professional mountaineers explain why these shorter peaks ...

Annika Bell is raising money for organizations that support women who have experienced sexual assault or are fleeing ...

One of the world's greatest mountain guides has regained his title for the most climbs of Mt. Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time.

Mt. Everest attracts hundreds of climbers each year, and is surrounded by a booming tourism industry. The spring 2023 climbing season alone generated $5.08 million in revenue for the Nepal ...

Mt. Everest is the world's tallest peak. But some mountaineers, like Garrett Madison, say it isn't the hardest to climb. Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A year after Mt. Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final push to the summit with only a few more days left in the ...

How hard is it to hike and conquer Mount Everest? What was it like to be — literally — on top of the world? Jeno Panganiban ...

Mt. Everest tourists throw punches over the perfect selfie position By . Ben Cost. Published July 2, 2024, 11:09 a.m. ET. This is peak stupidity.

Last week, a man named Mingma Tenzi Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the ninth time — but instead of being met with a beautiful view, he was met with absolute disgust for what he saw around him.

Feb. 6 2014 — -- The youngest American to ever summit Mt. Everest is now planning to attempt a feat never tried before. In May, Joby Ogwyn is set to take a heart-stopping leap off the world's ...

Attempts on Mt. Everest from the north side began in the 1920's by British teams first led by George Mallory, but to no avail. Most significant was Mallory's 1924 British Expedition with Andrew ...

Mt. Everest isn't the only natural feature of Earth that can be distinguished from space. At over 1,400 miles long, the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, ...