A new chapter in Mount Everest expeditions is about to begin. For the first time, drones will be deployed to transport supplies, carry equipment, and remove waste along some of the mountain’s most ...

The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot meal or two. By Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal Bhadra Sharma reported ...

More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...

Tim Broad, a primary school headteacher, died a month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sharmila Bayliss, from Lewes, is undertaking the challenge to raise funds for Citizens Advice.

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

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For months, Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad of the Philippine 14 Peaks Expedition team had spoken of scaling Mount Everest and the world’s highest peaks. Surrounded by family and friends in ...

KATHMANDU -- Pemba Sherpa was at the resting spot known as The Balcony, which, at 8,430 meters, is the last level area before the summit of Mount Everest, when he decided not to keep going up.

PETALING JAYA: A firefighter is gearing up to scale Mount Everest to raise funds for his fellow firefighters, including those injured or killed in the line of duty. Senior Fire Officer II Mohd ...