Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...

The use of xenon gas may help cut the usual trip time from weeks to days. But not all members of the climbing community ...

In his latest dispatch, our Everest reporter explains the crucial work done by rope-fixing teams. Plus, one climber’s global ...

Elite mountaineer, skier, certified mountain guide, and entrepreneur Adrian Ballinger tackles big mountains and challenges.

Today, a 5.5 earthquake rocked the north side of Mount Everest. Climbers reported noticeable shaking, but the quake did not harm anyone, and teams continued the ...

After a Czech climber came down with altitude sickness, a helicopter pilot executed a daring rescue at Camp III at 24,000 ...

Fancy climbing the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest? You'll have to overcome some of these obstacles on your way ...

Junko Tabei's summit of Everest on May 16, 1975 was not her hardest battle. It took her a lifetime to be acknowledged as a true pioneer.

The first international climbers reached the top of Everest on Sunday, but that sprinkling of summiters will have to suffice ...

The Summit Pumori is named after another Himalayan mountain, otherwise described as the "daughter of Everest".

Historically, men have dominated the public record in mountaineering. In the last few years, the 70th anniversary of the ...

As the lone figure approached the summit of Mount Everest buffeted by winds zipping around its dizzyingly steep and ...