When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test drones that can ferry loads as heavy as 35 pounds in the high altitudes, bring back ladders used to ...

Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job. They transport equipment through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Drones are supposed to reduce the danger. Sherpas on Mount Everest, the highest mountain ...

Mountaineers Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad hope to become the first Filipinos in 18 years to reach Mount Everest’s peak The Philippine flag could be back on top of the world’s highest ...

PETALING JAYA: A firefighter is gearing up to scale Mount Everest to raise funds for his fellow firefighters, including those injured or killed in the line of duty. Senior Fire Officer II Mohd ...

These mountains are incredibly tall, reaching around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) in height, which makes them more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, the highest mountain on the planet.

Did you know that no one has ever climbed Mount Kailash? Despite being just 6,638 meters (21,778 feet) high, much lower than Everest ... 7 lesser-known scientific facts about this enigmatic ...

Leeds University Professor Duncan Quincey will lead an expedition to Mount Everest, where the scientists will be camping on ice in nighttime temperatures of -10°C. Did you know with a Digital ...

Why, then, would such a gifted athlete and climber retire after summiting Mount Everest well over a dozen times? The answer can be found in the documentary Everest Dark, making its world premiere ...

China on Saturday reopened the scenic area of Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region after it was closed to the public following the January earthquake. The area was ...

Gupta began by acknowledging the role Sherpas play in mountaineering, particularly in dangerous and unpredictable terrains such as Mt Everest. He described two starkly contrasting types of Sherpas ...

But given this megaberg is 40 miles across and weighs around five times as much as Mount Everest, its running aground on the rocky shelf had quite the impact. How will it affect the wildlife?

An avid YouTube user, Vasanthy watched videos of people trekking to Everest Base Camp and was inspired. Last month, the 59-year-old woman from Kerala trekked solo to Everest Base Camp after ...