This is puny compared to other big dogs in the game: Everest at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) above sea level and K2 at 8,611 ...

The “Roof of Africa” is the continent’s most climbed peak—which often means trekking in the company of crowds. These five climbs offer under-the-radar alternatives with challenging trails and wild ...

WHEN I told friends I was travelling to Nepal they looked at me with alarm. They thought I would be heading up Mt Everest, ...

Mount Everest stands as the tallest peak on Earth, but its story began millions of years ago when massive tectonic plates collided to form the Himalayas. This video traces the mountain’s rise, the ...

Summiting Mount Everest is not just a major feat of human endurance; it also requires immense preparation, knowledge, and environmental awareness. Prospective climbers need to meet prerequisites, ...

When adventurers talk about Mount Everest, most often it's about climbing the world's highest peak. In October, Jim Morrison became the first person to ski down Everest’s most dangerous route. The ...

An avalanche that crashed through a camp on Nepal’s Mount Yalung Ri on Monday has killed at least seven people, including five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said. At least 15 ...

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonably heavy snow, and a helicopter crashed in deep snowdrifts as it tried to rescue stranded ...

Dave McClung, 82, seen with his son Dennis McClung, 55, as they hike to South Base Camp at Mount Everest. Provided by LeEtta Felter An 82-year-old Olathe man who set out on an eight-day trek last week ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest, died on Thursday, October 16. Kanchha Sherpa was 92. Outside interviewed Kanchha Sherpa’s son, ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

"I don’t really want to go after doing thorough research. Am I the a-----?" the wife wrote on Reddit Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop ...