The world's highest mountain is buckling under the weight of its popularity. Thankfully, a few organizations have stepped in ...

Distinguished mountaineer Gerard Hommel, a veteran of six Everest expeditions, died after falling off a ladder: he slipped ...

Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain as measured from sea level. But will it hold that title forever? To answer this ...

Attending to the seemingly worsening Mount Everest waste management is a daunting task. For one, the extreme altitude is ...

Your support makes all the difference. Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much taller than the other great Himalayan peaks – and still growing. Everest is ...

More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese officials, so finding human remains on the mountain is not exactly uncommon. However, the discovery of a frozen ...

Everest has gained roughly 15 to 50 metres (40 to 164 feet) in height due to this change in the regional river system. The Kosi river merged with the Arun river approximately 89,000 years ago as per ...

Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.

Mount Everest, Earth’s tallest mountain, has been growing faster than expected. Scientists now say this is likely caused by a long ago collision of two nearby rivers. The process responsible is ...

Five community members undertook a gruelling step challenge – equivalent of climbing to the top of Mount Everest – to raise ...

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