When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually ...

Jim Morrison, a 50-year-old professional skier, became the first to ski down Mount Everest's most treacherous route earlier ...

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

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 ...

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expeditions are moving. Their Everest team, ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, has died in Nepal at the age of 92.

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