The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.

For decades, mountaineers from across the world have risked their lives to climb Mount Everest. Many succeed in reaching the summit and navigating the dangerous journey down. But a surprisingly high ...

For climbers battling towards the summit of Mount Everest, there is one macabre landmark they never expect to use as a guide. High above the clouds, at almost 30,000ft, in the thin air of the mountain ...