Mount Everest is named after a surveyor George Everest and surprisingly, Everest wasn't happy with that idea. A lot of people ...

Since the first conquest of Mount Everest in 1953, the peak has been climbed thousands of times, though hundreds have lost their lives attempting the trek. The famous mountain sits on the border of ...

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

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest. The remains of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were ...