The body of one of the hikers in Mount Everest's greatest mystery is believed to have been found after 100 years.. British mountaineer Andrew "Sandy" Irvine vanished alongside fellow climber ...

In his latest dispatch, Ben Ayers offers advice on where to stay, what to eat, and how to manage the extreme altitude along ...

Explore the extreme conditions on Mount Everest, from low oxygen levels to freezing temperatures, and discover how these challenges push human limits to the brink. Real Science Posted: December 10 ...

The Mount Everest Base Camp, at 17,598 feet high, hosts climbers acclimating to the elevation before they make their ascent. Daniel Oberhaus via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 More than 300 ...

An area dubbed “Rainbow Valley” may sound like a happy place but when it comes to Mount Everest, ... The cost of recovering the body is more than $100,000 and can often lead to further deaths.

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

The use of acclimatization methods to expedite expeditions lies at the center of a current discussion on Mount Everest. Humans were not designed to live at altitudes pushing 8,000 meters into the ...