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We've all seen the long lines leading to Mt. Everest. This is especially true in the notorious “Death Zone” near the summit, ...
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.
Climbers hoping to scale the world's tallest mountain may need to climb another 7,000m+ peak in Nepal to receive a permit ...
Republican President Donald Trump landed in Michigan on Tuesday and shared a podium with a longtime antagonist, Democratic ...
Despite returning with Khumbu cough from a trek to Mount Everest's base camp, a KwaZulu-Natal doctor says the trip has made ...
Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...
Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...
The remains of an explorer from 1924 who went missing while climbing Mount Everest were eventually found through a recent ...
Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...
Nepal plans to implement new restrictions on climbers aiming to summit Mt. Everest. Mountaineers must now have experience ...