Climbing Mt. Everest is an undeniably ambitious achievement. If this is an undertaking you wish to accomplish, here is our ...

Earth’s tallest mountain is getting even taller. An eroding river gorge has thrusted Mount Everest higher, as it pulls rock and sediment away from the area. Over the past 89,000 years it is ...

An analysis of soil samples taken from Mount Everest revealed that the mountain's keeping our coughs and sneezes on ice. Ain't no mountain high enough -- to keep germs from getting to you.

While Mount Everest, at 29,032 feet, is the world's highest peak, it's K2 — a 28,251-foot-tall mountain that's 781 feet shorter — that is considered more deadly.

Attempts on Mt. Everest from the north side began in the 1920's by British teams first led by George Mallory, but to no avail. Most significant was Mallory's 1924 British Expedition with Andrew ...

Here, we focus on the over-commercialization of Mt. Everest. So far this year, the mountain has claimed 17 climbers, most-ever for one year, and more than 600 have summited via a crowded “conga ...

The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected ...

Everest guide Adrian Ballinger is breaking with decades of tradition to create what he believes are better and more ethical ways to climb the world’s tallest mountain.