A Briton improved his own Everest record on Friday and notched his 20th ascent to the world’s highest peak, as two Indian ...

A brother and sister who are starring in the latest series of the BBC's Race Across the World program have opened up about the surreal experience of watching the show ahead of its final episode being ...

Veteran climber, who scaled the world’s highest peak for the 30th time on Monday, will attempt another ascent on Thursday as ...

Nepal’s spring climbing season witnessed another historic day on Monday as veteran climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa, popularly ...

From record-breaking climbs to heartbreaking tragedies and survival stories that seem almost impossible, here are 12 Mount ...

It’s been 30 years since Jon Krakauer survived one of the worst disasters on Mount Everest. But every spring, when climbing season on the world’s tallest peak hits, he still worries. “I get this knot ...

Two of the world's most accomplished mountain runners are planning to do something most would find unthinkable—race up and ...

Anxiety is growing at Everest Base Camp, more than 5,300 meters above sea level. Hundreds of climbers including sherpas have gathered, eager to summit the world’s most famous mountain as the annual ...

A chunk of ice suspended above the Khumbu Icefall near Base Camp on Mount Everest means it's not safe either for climbers or the specialist "icefall doctors" who typically clear away smaller ...

The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and ...

Authorities in Nepal say they have uncovered an alleged USD$20 million insurance scam involving fake rescues on Mount Everest and fraudulent hospital admissions to claim insurance money. Ten people ...