An American skier made history on Wednesday as the first to descend Mount Everest's notoriously narrow north face route.

Jim Morrison, 50, completed the historic run on October 15 as a tribute to his late partner, Hilaree Nelson, who died in an ...

Hundreds of hikers were trapped at an elevation of more than 4,900m after the region was hit by heavy snowfall on Friday and ...

Ticket sales and entry to the entire Everest Scenic Area were suspended from late Saturday. To the south of Tibet in Nepal, ...

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About 350 hikers had reached a ...

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After striking out five times on the world’s highest peak, an American ultrarunner is questioning the feasibility of breaking ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered ...

And on Sunday, the McClung men reached the camp, likely making David the eldest person in the world to complete the rigorous ...

Mountains have long inspired awe, standing as enduring symbols of strength, divinity, and the raw, untamed power of nature.

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