On May 27, veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa stood atop Mount Everest for an unprecedented 31st time, further cementing his status as the most accomplished Everest climber in history.

The climb to Everest Base Camp is often marketed as an adventure for anyone. But as the autumn season approaches, being ...

The adventure begins with a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, taking 25 minutes by airplane or 40 minutes by helicopter.

You could say Dr. Blake Higgins was destined to climb Mount Everest. Even though his parents — longtime owners of the American Ski Exchange in Vail — weren’t hardcore mountaineers, they did name their ...

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited controversy in the mountaineering world.