Forces of tourism on one hand and climate change on the other are posing huge challenges for these marginal environments.

Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the preeminence of the greatest," George Mallory, 1922. The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year.

To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible – giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their chief’s shoulder. Beside Everest they escape notice ...

In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...

In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers offers advice on where to stay, what to eat, and how to manage the extreme altitude ...

Climbing Mount Everest is widely considered one of the most difficult challenges a mountaineer can undertake. Its towering ...

Eva Steinwald said age is just a number. She made it to the summit of Mount Everest in May at the age of 63.

Ever since a British officer in 1903 captured what is believed to be the first image of Mount Everest, photographers have been striving to take iconic pictures of the world’s highest mountain.