Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

Two hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Mount Everest have been discovered deep underground. The two ‘islands of rock’ each measure more than 620 miles / 998km tall, dwarfing anything ...

In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

Xinhua/Shutterstock At least 95 people have reportedly died and 130 others have been injured after an earthquake hit western China on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Around 9 a.m. local time, the earthquake ...

While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...

That's in addition to another Sherpa who died earlier this year before last week's avalanche, making the total loss far higher than any other 3-year period. A Sherpa's job on Mount Everest is ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...

Earlier this year at least 11 people died or went missing on Mount Everest. Nine of the deaths occurred on the Nepali side of Everest and two on the Tibetan side, with four of them blamed on ...

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...