A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete their climb in a week by chemically boosting their acclimatization and performance using a new method: They will sip xenon gas just before the ...

Mountaineer Karl Egloff will enter Everest’s death zone without supplemental oxygen as he attempts to set the record time to ...

The majority of guides who lead tourists up Mount Everest are Sherpas, an ethnic group. Some Sherpa guides predict that soon, no one from their community will work on the mountain anymore. They said ...

Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest. They put their lives on the line, often with little recognition.

Mount Everest is the highest peak on Earth at 8849m. It's beautiful, magical, and also one of the most hostile environments a human being can enter. Above 8000 metres lies the notorious death zone, a ...

With Sherpas, yaks, and a heavy dose of grit, one climber shares how he made it to 29,032 feet—and back. If your dream is to someday reach the highest point on earth—Mount Everest—you’re not alone. An ...

For Katie McCay, climbing to Mount Everest's base camp was always a dream. "I have been obsessed with Everest ever since I was a kid," McCay told Newsweek. The avid hiker has tracked her travels on ...

The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest has arrived in Antarctica aiming to complete his challenge of ...

In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Everest. Over the next 40 years, one in four climbers who attempted to follow in their shoes would die. But that isn’t ...

A Fox News reporter who recently climbed Mount Everest hopes his experience inspires first responders, veterans and others who may be struggling with their mental health Mike Tobin did 22 pushups at ...

Tulsi Rauniyar is a journalist and photographer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. She brings a fresh perspective to her coverage of environmental and humanitarian issues. Her writing has appeared in Foreign ...

Woman doesn't let rare disease keep her from reaching top of Everest. June 1, 2010— -- She's scuba dived in Iceland and Indonesia, gone on safari in Africa and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. So when ...