Mount Everest's "death zone" begins at 26,247 feet and stretches until its summit. Here's what happens to your mind and body, according to those who climbed it.

A menacing 50-degree slope and 9,000 feet straight down: that’s the terrain American mountaineer Jim Morrison tackled when he ...

For American climber Jim Morrison, the trek to the top of Mount Everest's north face was only the beginning of his historic ...

American mountaineer Jim Morrison made history this week when he put on his skis and carefully carved his way down one of Mount Everest’s most treacherous slopes. He is the first person to ski the ...

Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have led to the closure of Everest's Zhufeng peak in China's Tibet region. Hundreds of ...

A Colorado climber died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said Monday. Christopher ...

Walnut Creek native Jim Morrison and filmmaker Jimmy Chin discussed Morrison becoming the first person to ski down Everest's ...

Kanchha Sherpa, Dies Sir Edmund Hillary, from New Zealand, and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay were the first climbers to ...

Hundreds of tourists are stranded at Lukla Airport, Nepal, as adverse weather cancels flights to Everest region for the third ...