A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for a record 19th time says he’s already planning his next attempt. Kenton Cool, 51 scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit on Sunday before flying on a ...

Climbing Mount Everest is no small feat. But 65-year-old Len Forkas's mission to reach the summit is even bigger than climbing the world's highest peak. The tech entrepreneur and endurance athlete is ...

Nepal is also tightening regulations on gear. Expedition teams must now inventory every item, from ladders to prayer flags.

Nepal has scrapped its refundable waste deposit scheme for Mount Everest climbers after it failed to curb garbage ...

High above the Himalayas, where the air grows thin and the risks rise, a drone roughly the weight of a baby yak, but with rotors instead of hooves, is starting to change the way Mount Everest is ...

On September 22, 2025, the Polish mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel accomplished an astounding feat when he climbed and skied from the top of Mt. Everest via the South Col Route without supplemental oxygen, ...

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 known to be growing by about 2mm a year, and the ...

Len Forkas founded the non-profit Hopecam after witnessing his own son's loneliness while undergoing treatment for leukemia. He's now helping other children. Climbing Mount Everest is no small feat.