Nicknames include "Green Boots" and "Sleeping Beauty." Mount Everest body retrievals "extremely difficult," but necessary "There is a psychological effect," Karki told AFP.

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit … ...

Hundreds of climbers, guides and support crews had been at Everest’s base camp preparing to climb the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak when weather conditions are most favorable next month.

He's summited Everest 14 times, and just earned his second "triple crown," a rare mountaineering achievement. When he's not on expedition, he keeps his body in Everest-mode by staying active in ...

A rescue helicopter brought the body of Australian climber Maria Strydom from Mount Everest to the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, a week after she died on the world's tallest mountain.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest ...