Two missing climbers are believed to be dead after part of an icy ridge collapsed on Mount Everest during a lethal week on the world’s tallest peak. British climber Daniel Paterson, 39, and his Nepali ...

Something vast is lurking beneath our feet—so immense and anomalous that scientists are rethinking what qualifies as the ...

A British mountain guide returned to Nepal's capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain by a non-Sherpa ...

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it. Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 ...

"Our thoughts and prayers are with their families during this challenging time," said an expedition company Tsering Pemba Sherpa / AFP via Getty A British climber and his Nepali guide remain missing ...

"It was really an amazing moment," Jim Morrison said of his history-making descent of Mount Everest A 50-year-old mountaineer made history by being the first to ski down Mount Everest's most ...

A Nepali sherpa who was helping a client conquer Mount Everest stopped the trip to save a distressed climber in an area known as the mountain’s “death zone.” The sherpa, named Gelje, is an indigenous ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world's highest peak. Pasang Dawa ...

FILE - Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita is garlanded at the Tribhuvan airport as he prepares to depart to ascend Mount Everest for the record 31st time, in Kathmandu, India, on April 20, 2025.

Ben is a journalist, writer, National Geographic Explorer, and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years. He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan ...

As a mountain guide, Kami Rita is following in the footsteps of his father. But he says he doesn't see much of a future in the industry for his son, as climate change makes the job more dangerous.