Crowds also gathered to greet Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to scale the 14 peaks, who returned alongside Nima. A trail-blazer in her own right, 34-year-old Dawa was also the first ...

British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot, missing for over 100 years after a tragic 1924 Everest expedition, has been discovered ...

Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, a Nepalese mountaineer, has set a new record becoming the youngest climber to conquer all 14 of the highest peaks on Earth. The BBC said that Rinji’s incredible adventure came ...

A Nepali Guide Service to climb Mount Everest can cost about US$50,000, while trekking to the Everest Base Camp can cost US$3,000 to US$10,000.

In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found ...

One of the greatest mysteries in mountaineering history has taken a step closer to resolution. Grayson Schaffer’s recent article in National Geographic revealed ...

Over 1,000 foreign tourists are stranded in Nepal due to bad weather halting flights to Lukla, the gateway to Mt. Everest.

The partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest are believed to have been found a century after their ascent of the ...

Admit it. You just love extreme sports. And we've got a huge challenge for you. This is Mount Everest, one of the most ...

One thing is certain — global warming can reveal the past, but it is hardly a good sign for the future of humanity.