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

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

How much does it cost to climb Everest? Why do they climb the same route every year? We answer your questions about the world ...

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

Former special forces commando Al Carns, MP for Birmingham Selly Oak and veterans minister, is leaving the city on a death ...

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.

We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and ...

Nepal, the landlocked Himalayan country settled between China and India, is regularly hailed as the extreme goal for t ...

A restaurant in Galashiels named in honour of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest is aiming to clear a planning hurdle.

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 ...