Yesterday's Everest Day celebrations in Kathmandu marked the official closure of the 2025 season. Here's what this season ...

Four British climbers made it from London to the peak in under five days after preparations that included inhaling xenon gas.

Above 8000 metres, the human body starts to die. We explore every way in which the worlds tallest mountain tries to kill you.

Sherpa Kami Rita first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1994, and he's now made the arduous trek to the top more than ...

Yesterday, a whopping 135 climbers reached the top of Everest. More are following today in a rush to reach the summit and ...

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak ...

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak ...

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Rhisael Rabe has become the ninth Filipino mountaineer to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest. Rabe, who hails ...

A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for a record 19th time says he’s already planning his next attempt. Kenton Cool, 51 scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit on Sunday before flying ...

More than 500 climbers and their guides have already reached the summit of Everest since the route opened, taking advantage of brief spells of good weather, according to Nepal’s tourism department.