BEIJING, CHINA—A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, breaking the former record as part of his quest to climb the highest peaks on ...

As a Mt. Everest summit coach, Arnette requires that his clients already have experience climbing at least 23,000 foot tall mountains, camping in harsh winter conditions, and have some basic ...

Mount Everest has been scaled by more than 6,000 climbers since it was first scaled by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. At least 311 people have died.

Debate around the ethics of climbing Mount Everest has grown since 1990, when the numbers of mountaineers attempting the ...

The American ultra runner tried three times last spring to break the no-oxygen speed record on Everest. He is returning this ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Climbers are making good progress on Mount Everest and the first group could reach the summit as early as Thursday, following two years of disasters on the world’s highest ...

British mountaineer Kenton Cool who successfully completed his 19th summit of Mount Everest breaking his own record for the most ascents of the Everest by a non-Sherpa guide arrives at the airport ...

British mountaineer Kenton Cool who successfully completed his 17th summit of Mount Everest arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 19, 2023.

When climbing huge mountains, height and difficulty don't always go hand in hand, mountaineers say. Mt. Everest may be the world's highest peak, but it's easier to summit than other smaller mountains, ...