at which time they shuttered access to Mt. Everest, via Tibet, to all foreigners until 1980. Since then, attaining permits to the Northeast Ridge has been a challenge, resulting in far fewer ...

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Ultimately, climbers can survive on the highest reaches of mountains including Mt. Everest. On Mt ... Such a journey comes with sacrifice. I was away from home, and my job, for over two months.

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...

More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese ... and the story of how far they got and how brave they were, was really what it was about," Summers said ...