High above the clouds stands Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth. Its snowy head rises about 8,848.86 metres above ...

On Sept. 24, 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston stood on the summit of Everest after the first complete ascent of the Southwest Face, a route that had defeated every previous expedition. Led by Chris ...

Four former British special forces soldiers have climbed Mount Everest in just under five days, setting a new record for the fastest ascent without traditional acclimatisation in the Himalayas. The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton ...

Nepal, May 21 -- Nepal Police Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Kunjang Chopel Sherpa and Armed Police Force (APF) ASI Danta Bahadur Chhatyal have been promoted by one rank following their successful ...

The risk of losing fingers and toes forced a Lincoln businessman to abandon his second attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest last week, according to his wife. Patty Kay, whose husband, Robert, ...