Passage: In memoriam Kathmandu - On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to ...

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.

Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make some adjustments to their packing list, as new rules mandate that climbers bring their poop back down with them.

The partial remains of a British mountaineer who might—or might not—have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest are believed to have been found, according to an expedition led ...

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world's tallest peak.

Asia Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years July 7, 20243:41 AM ET By The Associated Press ...