Everest's peak stands at an impressive 8,849m above the ocean, making it the piece of land at the highest altitude on Earth.

Mount Kailash, located in the remote Tibetan region of the Himalayas, is one of the most mysterious and sacred mountains in the world. Despite being thousands of meters shorter than Mount Everest and ...

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited ...

Rising temperatures and intense human activity are destabilising the icy terrain, risking the lives of climbers and sherpas.

A recent article in the Rising Nepal highlighted a concerted effort to spread the word on the rapid melting of the Khumbu Glaciers and plastic pollution, especially in Sagarmāthā National Park, home ...

Enlisting drones can help speed up the process to collect rubbish and reduce the danger for Sherpas. Read more at ...

A YouTuber by the name of Spanian had to be rescued after his trip to Mount Everest made him extremely sick. The 38-year-old ...

You could say Dr. Blake Higgins was destined to climb Mount Everest. Even though his parents — longtime owners of the American Ski Exchange in Vail — weren’t hardcore mountaineers, they did name their ...

Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person, navigated a four hour hike through the ...

Drones have been deployed to haul garbage from Everest’s Camp 1, which sits at 6,065 meters above sea level down to base camp ...

Hiking Everest requires climbers to not only reach the top of the 29,031-foot mountain, but also shuttle themselves from base camp to 20,000 feet and back —and then again to 23,000 feet — during the ...