In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world’s ...

Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. More than 300 people have died on Everest since then. Several climbers died in the region recently.

A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.

It appears Mount Everest hasn’t reached peak growth. A surprising new report has found that the world’s highest summit is growing more and more each year due to an ancient phenomenon from ...

Mount Everest, part of the Himalayan mountain range, towers along the Nepal-Tibet border at around 8,850 meters (29,000 feet) high. Not only is it the tallest worldwide, it leaves its surrounding ...

KATHMANDU, – A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.

Irvine’s disappearance on Everest in 1924, alongside his compatriot George Mallory, is one of mountaineering’s biggest mysteries – with a solution that has the potential to change history.

With nearly 450 permits issued for Mount Everest this year—close to the record of 478 set in 2023—teams are anticipating conga lines and traffic jams on the peak’s route.

Outside will be stationed in Nepal’s Mount Everest Base Camp for the 2025 spring climbing season. Here is your destination for all the news from the Himalayas.