Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4 ...

Climbers are searching for ways to climb the highest mountains in the world in shorter time periods, including the use of ...

An Austrian guide will soon lead trips up the world’s highest peak in less time than an average beach holiday. Is adventure ...

The autumn season (September-November) climbing fee has increased from $5,500 to $7,500. At the same time, the permit cost ...

Some alpinists scoffed at a German climber's quest to ascend Mount Everest in winter. Now he's closer than ever to reaching ...

A former British army officer is attempting the 'fastest ever' Everest mission, with help from xenon gas. Everest could be ...

I'm sure an Everest climb is an arduous ordeal. Even the great Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay used primitive oxygen systems when they became first to top out on the peak in 1953.