An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

Experts have pinned the high death toll of climbers tackling Everest on overcrowding. Eight died last year, at least 12 ...

Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

Fredinburg was just 33 when he died in what became known as the Mount Everest South Base Camp disaster. The avalanche, ...

Nepal plans to implement new restrictions on climbers aiming to summit Mt. Everest. Mountaineers must now have experience ...

New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks ...

Nepal plans to restrict Mount Everest expeditions to experienced climbers, allowing only those who've summited a peak above 7 ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

The remains of an explorer from 1924 who went missing while climbing Mount Everest were eventually found through a recent National Geographic expedition, putting to bed a 100-year mystery about his ...

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd ...