Mount Everest is famous for its beauty, majesty, and the sheer amount of garbage on its upper reaches. Nepalese authorities ...

Climbing Mount Everest is a costly endeavor, with standard guided expeditions ranging from USD 35,000 to USD 75,000, ...

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

The first above-the-knee double-amputee to climb Mount Everest has arrived in Antarctica aiming to complete his challenge of ...

A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete their climb in a week by chemically boosting their acclimatization and performance using a new method. They will sip xenon gas just before the ...

The majority of guides who lead tourists up Mount Everest are Sherpas, an ethnic group. Some Sherpa guides predict that soon, no one from their community will work on the mountain anymore. They said ...

Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...

NEW DELHI – British mountaineer Kenton Cool has scaled new heights — once again — by reaching the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 19th time as a non-Sherpa climber. The 51-year-old ...

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

When the iconic American television show went on a 10-day trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp, the team knew they were in for ...

Every year, thousands of people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This past spring, 60 Minutes joined them on a 10-day hike ...

Nepal and China decided to suspend climbing permits for the spring. China and Nepal are not giving permits to climbers hoping to summit Mount Everest this season. The reports that climbers won't be ...