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.

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

I would give anything to be able to climb with him,” Robert Alt, the president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, said.

Triathlon has taken former marine Mitch Hutchcraft to the top of the world – and not just metaphorically. A Channel swim, cycle to India, run to Nepal and an ascent of Everest, add up to one of the ...

A team of former British special forces soldiers, including a UK veterans minister, achieved a record-breaking Mount Everest ascent in under five days. They utilized high-tech training and ...

KATHMANDU - Four former British special forces soldiers have set a startling new precedent on Mount Everest, reaching the summit in under five days without the traditional acclimatisation process ...

British climbers first to scale Mount Everest using new method. ... The expedition, organised by Austria-based Furtenbach Adventures, saw the climbers reach the 8,848-metre ...

A team of four British climbers has etched their names in mountaineering history, becoming the first to summit Mount Everest using Xenon gas, significantly reducing the acclimatisation period ...

The British climbers, who had inhaled Xenon gas in Germany before embarking on the expedition, climbed the 8,848 metre (29,032 ft) peak in less than five days after departing London (AFP via Getty ...

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.