Conquering Mount Everest was once the holy grail of mountaineering. And it basically still is, though more people are making ...

Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

Xinhua/Shutterstock At least 95 people have reportedly died and 130 others have been injured after an earthquake hit western China on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Around 9 a.m. local time, the earthquake ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side of ...

and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed. Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for all-out efforts to rescue people, minimize casualties and resettle those whose homes were ...

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...

and the Mt. Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed. As aftershocks continued to rock western China on Wednesday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and other shelters in ...