Lhakpa Sherpa, the "Mountain Queen", holds the record for most Everest ascents by a woman. She defied societal expectations, ...

In her 60s, Eva Steinwald started climbing mountains. Last year, she summited Mount Everest. She shares the mental resilience ...

George Mallory learned to climb in the French Alps and in the Lake District Legendary mountaineer George Mallory wrote to his ...

Dawa Sherpa was airlifted to Kathmandu, where doctors treated him for frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh bone.

He ran the Boston Marathon in under four hours. A week later, he summited Mount Everest. Here's what the New York athlete ...

THE mystery identity of the unknown Mount Everest climber dubbed “Green Boots” has finally been revealed after three decades.

This season, climbers attempted the 8,849-metre peak from the Nepal side after China closed the northern route through Tibet ...

A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said.

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak. "They fell ill while ...

Dave Montesanti ran the Boston Marathon a week before summiting Mount Everest and says the toughest climb of his life won't ...

Fresh from his 20th successful Everest ascent, Kenton Cool looks back on two decades of change on the world’s highest ...

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