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 ...

While many know that Mt. Everest is the highest point in Asia (and if we're talking from sea level, the world), few can pinpoint the year when the infamous peak was first summited. As for the ...

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.

The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has successfully scaled Mt. Makalu — the world’s fifth highest peak, at an altitude of ...

In wake of tragedies on the world's highest mountain, Nepal has introduced a slew of measures to make Everest climbing season ...

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 ...

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.

Young mountaineer Bhukya Yashwanth from Mahabubabad district in Telangana has achieved another feat by successfully summiting Mount Iso (Esii), the highest peak ... and Mount Everest Base Camp ...

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