The Government of Nepal just made a first pass at the Integrated Tourism Bill, which sets new rules for who can summit Mount ...

Mount Everest dominates geography books and trivia nights as Earth's tallest mountain, standing at an impressive 29,032 feet ...

During his multi-week journey, Selby tells PEOPLE, he faced extreme dehydration and even developed severe frostbite “It’s very possible for anyone to do it with a little determination and planning," ...

The Death Zone, above 8,000 meters on Mount Everest, is a literal physiological boundary where the human body cannot survive ...

Amateur climbers are set to be banned from scaling Mount Everest under a new law to deter influencers and overcrowding.

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died ...

At 55, South Africa’s Sibusiso Vilane was among just five athletes to complete the gruelling 42.2K descent from the world’s tallest volcano ...

Few mountains, if any, have as much prowess for climbers, mountaineers, and skiers as Mount Everest. After all, it is the highest mountain on Earth at 8,849m (29,032 ft.). Summiting Everest is not ...

Everest, Earth's highest mountain, needs no introduction. At 29,032 feet, it sits not only at the top of the world, but at the top of countless bucket lists. Forty thousand people trek to Everest Base ...

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