Mount Everest proudly stands as the tallest mountain in the world ... the simple act of drawing a breath becomes a conscious, calculated effort. The geology of Mount Everest is truly fascinating.

Daredevils may run into a hiccup if they're looking to climb the world’s highest mountain. Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is exploring restricting access to the summit. Nepal has ...

Dai said the idea that river capture and erosion-related isostatic rebound play a role in Everest’s elevation adds a “surprising” dimension to the study of mountain formation, which is ...

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.

Two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker shares a name with a 19 th century alpinist, the first woman to summit the Matterhorn, in 1871, and the Eiger, in 1864 (feats she ...

Drawing on interviews ... Zealand doctor and climber who was on Everest contemporaneously, vividly explains the physical toll that acclimating to the mountain can take. While the interviewees ...