In mid-May 1996, eight climbing guides, Sherpas, and their paying clients lost their lives on Mount Everest. A brutal storm ...

Sure, advancements in technology guiding techniques have made Mount Everest easier than in the days of Tenzing Norgay and ...

May 11, 1996, is a day that will live in infamy for mountain climbers everywhere. That's because it was a deadly day for several of the mountaineers who had paid to climb to the mountain's summit.

In May 1996, a blizzard struck as multiple climbing teams were attempting to summit Mount Everest. Eight climbers were lost.

Perhaps Everest merely exaggerates something that already exists in sport. The pursuit of prestige has always had the power ...

It’s been 30 years since Jon Krakauer survived one of the worst disasters on Mount Everest. But every spring, when climbing season on the world’s tallest peak hits, he still worries. “I get this knot ...

The delay in preparing the route to climb Mount Everest has raised significant concerns about its impact on summiting the tallest peak in the world. In an Instagram post, 23-year-old climber Xavier ...

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case. By John Yoon and Binod Ghimire Binod Ghimire reported ...

A massive, unstable chunk of ice, roughly the size of a 10-story building, is blocking the Nepali access route of Mount Everest, stranding hundreds of climbers who are left unsure of when they’ll ...

April and May tend to have the best weather conditions Nepal may have to send more Sherpas to try to find an alternative route Nepal has issued 410 permits to climb Everest so far this season ...