Following a severe earthquake in the Tibetan highlands around Mount Everest at the beginning of the year, authorities have reopened the area around the world's highest mountain to the public.

The resulting uplift of the Asian plate, plus the accumulation of material scraped off the Indian plate, is what created the Himalaya, including Mount Everest. This continental collision continues ...

American Marisa Eve Girawong has been confirmed as one of three Americans killed during the Nepal earthquake on Saturday. Girawong was climbing Mount Everest with Seattle-based Madison ...

Nothing can stand in the face of nature’s fury and Mount Everest is no exception. Soon after the deadly earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday and took more than two thousands life ...

Eyewitness accounts, incredible home-video and the latest scientific revelations tell the gripping tragedy of an earthquake that unleashed terror on Nepal and the ...

The scenic area has been closed since Jan 7, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri. The county serves as a crucial passageway to Mount Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest ...

Two undiscovered mountains that are 100 times higher than Everest have been discovered by experts, changing the course of history. LLSVPs ...

The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday and passes 3200, with more than 6000 people injured. The avalanche that struck Everest base camp is said ...