Ever since people began trying to summit Mount Everest, climbers have become aware of subtle changes in their mental state as they ascend the mountain—and their brains gradually receive less oxygen.

Eddie Bauer aplinists Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards just returned from an incredible journey up Mount Everest, which they captured in it's entirety through Snapchat via their EverestNoFilter ...

NASA has released a rare image of Mount Everest. The photo, taken from space, captures the peak and its glaciers. NASA shared an image of Mount Everest taken in 1996. The photo was captured from ...

Mount Everest is Earth’s tallest mountain – towering 8.85km above sea level – and it is still growing. Along with the rest of the Himalayas, it is continuing an inexorable uplift that dates ...

"The question remains, 'Has Mount Everest been climbed?' It must be left unanswered, for there is no direct evidence. But bearing in mind all the circumstances I have set out.... considering their ...

A single mother, Lhakpa Sherpa takes public transportation to work. No one around her suspects she has summited Mount Everest in her homeland several times. That jaw-dropping feat of physical and ...

The final ascent along Mount Everest’s icy ridge was broadcast live and provided organizers with a dramatic counterpoint to the pro-Tibet protests that marked parts of the torch’s international relay.

An curved arrow pointing right. Mount Everest is littered with an estimated 50 metric tons of waste, and each climber generates an average of 8 kilograms more. The Nepalese government spends $7.5 ...