The public criticism from the government and online attacks that prompted its organizers to back down are the latest examples ...

KATHMANDU - A 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed "Everest Man" reached the peak of the world's highest mountain for a record ...

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...

Kami Rita has been scaling the world's tallest mountain since 1994. He reaches the summit nearly every year—and sometimes ...

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such ...

A chilling photo shows the final moments of Marco Siffredi before his second attempt snowboarding down Mount Everest.

Nima Doma and Furdiki climbed the technically-difficult Ama Dablam (6,812m) and then arrived at Everest Base Camp in April ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government said on Tuesday it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented ...

Nearly 500 people from 57 different countries have attempted to scale the world’s tallest peak over the past month alone, ...

Climbers are split over a British team’s use of xenon gas to climb Mount Everest in just four days. One Wyoming Everest ...

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.