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 ...

A team of Chinese surveyors have scaled Mount Everest, becoming the only climbers to summit the world's highest peak during the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese media report the team is there to re ...

Why you should swap overwhelmed Everest base camp for the near-spiritual beauty of K2 - Avoiding the crowds and ...

The last 5,000 feet on Everest, including its distinct black pyramid summit, are not visible from Base Camp. Contrary to what most people believe, some of the most difficult days on Everest are in ...

The North Col (Col is a Welsh word, which means saddle) is the low point of one of the three great ridges that emanate from the summit of Mount Everest. In this case the North Ridge drops ...

A polar researcher turned National Geographic photographer, Bishop was on the first U.S. expedition to summit Everest. (See the story from the October 1963 issue of National Geographic.) ...

Climbers can be so eager to reach the peak and stake their claim on an Everest summit that they'll risk their lives just to make it happen, even when others caution them to stay back. At least two ...

A 30-year-old woman from Lithuania scaled Mera Peak becoming the first deafblind woman to scale the 6,476-metre mountain.

A Welsh firefighter who climbs mountains to “decompress” after running into burning buildings is aiming to become the first ...

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has honored renowned Nepalese climber Pemba Rita Sherpa for unfurling NRNA flags ...