Indian authorities are hoping to launch an operation to recover the frozen body of a climber who died on Mount Everest nearly 30 years ago in one of the deadliest disasters ever seen on the world's ...

Last year, at 63, I became the oldest American woman to summit Mount Everest. That record had stood for 17 years, according to the Himalayan Database, and it was broken again five days later. I was ...

The ultrarunner achieved the feat just four days after weather and logistical issues forced him to turn back near the summit Angelique Brenes is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2026.

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak. "They fell ill while ...

Two climbers died on Mount Everest on Friday, May 22, amid another busy day on the summit. Outside learned of the fatalities from a liaison officer with Nepal’s Department of Tourism who is stationed ...

KATHMANDU, May 21 — A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking ‌official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. The climbers took advantage of the clear ...

A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 ‌foot) ...

KATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached ...

Climbing Mount Everest was once seen as perhaps the most arduous activity a human could endure. But in recent decades, the reputation of the mountain and those who climb it has changed. Today, the ...

1. Way back in 1924, British climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared while attempting to become the first people to summit Mount Everest. Nearly 100 years later, nobody knows whether ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An unstable ice block delayed Mount Everest’s climbing season until late April, yet around 464 climbers and their ...