Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person, navigated a four hour hike through the ...

“We’re very happy,” said Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, a 33-year-old Sherpa at local expeditions firm Asian Trekking who has reached ...

Enlisting drones can help speed up the process to collect rubbish and reduce the danger for Sherpas. Read more at ...

Although the circumstances remain murky, Klara Kolouchova seems to have died in a fall somewhere between Camp 1 and Camp 2 ...

It’s no secret that Mt. Everest has been polluted with trash, dead bodies, oxygen bottles and the like since the advent of commercial climbing in the 1990s. Two experts weigh in.

It's often called the “world’s highest garbage dump.” Some estimate 50 metric tons of trash remain on Mount Everest due to ...

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

Replacing oxygen cylinders, managing regulators, adjusting crampons and packing up the tents became Herculean efforts, each task taking twice as long as usual.

With 3D mapping capabilities, drones can remotely scan the icy landscapes of places like the Khumbu Icefall, measuring the length and depth of crevasses. Climbers and guides can assess the mountain's ...