Sitting at 2,900 metres above sea level, it is surrounded by tall mountains on one side and steep cliff drops on the other.

The ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 was one of the greatest human achievements of ...

San Francisco Zoo mourns the death of Tenzing, a beloved 12-year-old male red panda, due to suspected sarcocystosis.

Since closing fine-diner Marque nearly 10 years ago, one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs has unexpectedly announced ...

Walmer Bridge engineer Bailey Gaw has raised almost £5,000 for two charities close to his heart after joining a ...

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

Climbing the highest peak on each continent is one of the most iconic challenges in the world of mountaineering. Popularly ...

You could say Dr. Blake Higgins was destined to climb Mount Everest. Even though his parents — longtime owners of the American Ski Exchange in Vail — weren’t hardcore mountaineers, they did name their ...

This is the story of how Edmund Hillary, a gangly beekeeper’s son from New Zealand, successfully climbed Mount Everest and became one of the most influential people of the 20th century.

Kathmandu marked International Everest Day with climbers and guides. The event celebrated Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic climb. Nepal recognizes the mountaineering community's ...