While it's no Mount Everest — which reaches a jaw-dropping 29,000 feet in elevation — trekking up Humphreys Peak is no small feat. Rocky terrain and thin air await hikers on their ascent to ...

Kami Rita Sherpa, a renowned Nepali mountain guide, completed his 31st climb of Mount Everest on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most successful trips to the mountain’s peak.

Why do you want to climb Mount Everest? I just think it’s fascinating. It’s the highest point on the planet, so that makes it geographically interesting, and because of that people have wanted to ...

Part of the Himalayan mountains, Mount Everest is considered the highest point on Earth, reaching a height of more than 8.8 kilometers. Feng Wei Photography/Getty Images.

Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest less than a week after leaving London, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world's highest peak, in Nepal, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.