In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers explains why climbers and guides frequently catch the dreaded “Khumbu Cough” ...

A British climber and his guide who reached the summit of Mount Everest have been missing since Tuesday, and are presumed dead in the mountain’s so-called "death zone," while attempting to ...

Climbers ascending Mount Everest will be expected to collect their poop in doggy bags and carry their waste back to base camp, according to new regulations from local officials as they attempt to ...

Two missing climbers are believed to be dead after part of an icy ridge collapsed on Mount Everest during a lethal week on the world’s tallest peak. British climber Daniel Paterson, 39, and his ...

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers lined up as they climb a slope during their ascend to summit Mount Everest (8,848.86-metre), in Nepal. Lakpa Sherpa/AFP/Getty Images/File ...

Mount Everest, always perilous to climb, has also become increasingly and dangerously crowded in recent years. Last year, Nepal issued 416 permits, some which included more than one climber, for a ...

Climber describes scene in Everest's "death zone" : Traffic jams and corpses 02:41. A Kenyan and a Nepali climber have died close to Mount Everest's summit, tourism officials said Thursday, taking ...

Climbing Mount Everest may be the adventure of a lifetime, but it can also be a grueling challenge, both mentally and physically. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Mount Everest has suffered "traffic jams" this month, as climbers battled harsh weather to make it to the summit. Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides signed up to scale the famous ...