Didier Delsalle landed on the top of Everest in a Eurocopter AS 350 B3. This feat went down as the highest helicopter landing ...

Dawa Janzu Sherpa, 28, knows Everest like few others. For eight years, he has served as a “frontman” with the elite group of ...

We attended a pre-summit safety briefing held by Nepali guiding company Seven Summit Treks. Here’s what we learned.

Each year, more than 60,000 trekkers and climbers visit the Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, a high-altitude swath of the Khumbu region in northeast Nepal that includes Everest and seven ...

A boise man is on his way to nepal... Preparing to climb to the highest point on earth.Mt everest is 29 thousand feet tall...

Chinese module maker Aiko Solar says it has built a 150 kW off-grid solar carport at an altitude of 4,300 meters on Mount Everest, featuring 645 W bifacial dual-glass modules and 200 kWh of ...

Under the revised rules, solo expeditions will no longer be allowed, and each pair of climbers ascending peaks above 8,000 meters — including Everest — must be accompanied by at least one guide. For ...

On those trips, climbers complete multiple acclimatization hikes up the mountain to adjust to the extreme altitude. “Our type of expedition opens Mount Everest up to people who don’t have ...

The Everest Base Camp (EBC ... If you think this is just a long hike, think again. The high altitude is what makes EBC tough. Oxygen levels drop by 50 per cent at Base Camp compared to sea ...

Above this altitude there is a unique community that is founded on wind-blown organic matter Around 15,000 feet the slopes below Mount Everest support a typical alpine community of plants and animals.

Allin is making the ascent with Adventure Consultants, a New Zealand-based expedition company known for guiding clients on Everest and other high-altitude peaks. Allin’s brother Zach and mother ...