From here, climbers have a stupendous view of the upper 8,000 ... The last 5,000 feet on Everest, including its distinct black pyramid summit, are not visible from Base Camp.

This Everest season, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews will try speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa holds the record, set in 1998, but not ...

a Sherpa mountaineer who “holds the world record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest 21 times,” to help take stunning Street View images of the Khumbu region surrounding the world’s ...

After conquering Mount Everest and Annapurna I, Bangladeshi mountaineer Babar Ali is planning to summit all of the world's eight-thousander mountains in the Himalayas.  Babar shared his goal today (16 ...

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.) ...

It is "not known whether the pair ever reached the summit — an important Everest mystery among climbers and historians alike," said NBC News. This is because any proof that Irvine and Mallory ...

ATLANTA, GA — A Metro Atlanta man has begun his attempt to reach the top of the world - literally. Retired U.S. Navy ...

They will sip xenon gas just before the climb and then push straight for the summit ... touristification of Everest, clients with more money than time could view the method as a perfect solution.

Ben descending from the summit of Ama Dablam last year (Image: Ben Wright) He has been training for six months, doing lots of cardio and exerting himself while wearing a heavy backpack, even using a ...

Pastemba Sherpa, a Mount Everest guide, breaks down every piece of gear Sherpa guides use to summit the world's tallest mountain. All of this equipment needs to be carried up and back, so guides ...

In 1990 MacartneySnape returned once again to Mt Everest with the idea of climbing the mountain from the sea to the summit The idea had originally been floated by adventure cameraman Michael ...