Lukas Furtenbach explains why using Xenon to help climb Everest in a week is a new tool but is really no different than ...

When we planned the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, we ambitiously decided to try to make a few measurements on the summit to try to answer that question. We identified three ...

The enduring mystery of Mallory and Irvine, the tweed-clad heroes of Everest last seen vanishing into a cloud as mist swept ...

This spring, a group of commercial climbers plan to summit Everest in just a week by chemically boosting their ...

The German climber had already fulfilled his goal for the season when he climbed beyond 7,500m on Everest's West Ridge.

but when the 1921 British Everest expedition arrived to attempt a summit, the local Tibetans were indifferent to their goal. In fact, Everest itself is not sacred, but the area surrounding it is.

Climbers who want to scale Mount Everest are facing a steep hike in permit fees, as Nepal raises the price by more than 35 ...

The already costly dream of conquering Mount Everest is going to get more expensive for mountaineers, as Nepal is planning to ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition with his reindeer-hide boots, Vibram-soled hiking boots ...

German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base camp at the foot of Mount Everest, relieved and feeling accomplished. The climber braved high winds, freezing co ...

Makalu Adventures Everest expeditions for 2025 and 2026 offer climbers the rare opportunity to conquer the world tallest mountain with a highly professional and experienced team The expedition is meti ...

Nisha Kumari, the first woman from Vadodara to summit Mount Everest, embarked on a cycle expedition from Vadodara to London ...