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

In his latest video, Ben Ayers discusses the differences between climbing Mount Everest from Tibet in the north and Nepal in the south ...

The Department of Conservation (DOC) approved filming on Malte Brun Pass near the Tasman Glacier and near the Hochstetter Icefall on the eastern side of the mountain, which would double as Everest ...

On her prosthetic leg, Wasatch Middle School Vice Principal Renee DeHaan trekked to Everest Base Camp during spring break.

The "Sea to Summit" expedition is distinct in that he climbed atop Mount Everest having begun his journey from Inani Beach at ...

The Day Hillary and Tenzing Reached Everest’s Summit Seventy-two years ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the ...

After months of avoiding the Mount Everest Committee’s invitation to join the third expedition, Mallory accepted it at last in mid-February 1924. He was headed to India aboard the SS California ...

With the ascent of Mt. Everest, he successfully completed climbing the highest peak on each of the world’s seven continents, becoming the 58th person to conquer the Seven Summits.

A central Illinois man climbed out of the regions corn and soy fields to summit the tallest mountain in the world — with his ...