Forces of tourism on one hand and climate change on the other are posing huge challenges for these marginal environments.

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

Genden Phuntsok Lands Title Role In Apple’s Mount Everest Expedition Flick ‘Tenzing’ – First Look. Matt Grobar. Tue, June 3, ... both outsiders on a British Expedition, ...

Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the preeminence of the greatest," George Mallory, 1922. "To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible—giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high.

British Reservists Summit Everest Everest Team The team on the move First mixed-gender Army Reserve team reaches the world’s highest peak with Iqarus medical support LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, June ...

In 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, both outsiders on a British Expedition, ... Mount Everest. After six previous attempts, Tenzing risked everything for one final venture.

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