Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain itself. Located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border, Mount Everest ...

Because it was dangerous work, the Sherpas carried hundreds of pounds of rope, ice screws and carabiners — most Western climbers took ... Climbing Mount Everest had long been an obsession ...

He doesn’t say so, but he’s referring to three of his and his wife’s relatives — three Sherpas who died on another ascent of Mount Everest ... died guiding climbers up Everest.

As the dust settles from the 2021 Everest climbing season, a look at how it went amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Climbers at Mount Everest base camp weigh the decision to continue their challenge amid ...

A Mount Everest avalanche last week that killed ... compared with just 13.8% in the case of Sherpas. Sherpas and climbers also die from exposure, crevasses, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), falling ...

Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he ...

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.

Dead bodies are a common sight on top of Mount Everest ... In 2015, an avalanche roared through Everest, killing at least 19 people. When people die on Everest, it can be difficult to remove ...

Mt. Everest may get smart solar-powered traffic lights and advisory signs, all linked to the number of climbers and weather ...