Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. TATENDA CHIBIKA, BTN REPORTER: Here, at the border of Nepal and Tibet, is a mountain that has ...

More than 1,000 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest during the 2026 climbing season, making it the busiest season on record, Nepalese officials have said. This year's total surpassed 2019's ...

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak. "They fell ill while ...

KATHMANDU, May 21 — A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking ‌official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. The climbers took advantage of the clear ...

Kami Rita Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa both beat their own records of climbing Mount Everest, 32 and 11 times, respectively Kami Rita Sherpa/Instagram; Getty Kami Rita Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa both beat ...

A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 ‌foot) ...

KATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set last year. Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, reached ...

Climbing Mount Everest was once seen as perhaps the most arduous activity a human could endure. But in recent decades, the reputation of the mountain and those who climb it has changed. Today, the ...

From record-breaking climbs to heartbreaking tragedies and survival stories that seem almost impossible, here are 12 Mount Everest stories that will truly fascinate you: Disclaimer: Some of these ...

Hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail, high travel costs and increased permit fees. Around 492 climbers and an ...

Early in the morning on May 10, a Nepali high-altitude worker named Bijaya Ghimire died while climbing through the Khumbu Icefall at the foot of Mount Everest. Officials do not know of a cause of ...