Richard Steinwinkler, an experienced mountaineer and a member of the Adventure Club of Europe, was climbing in the Himalayas ...

The remains of Mount Everest climber Sandy Irvine from 1924 have finally been found over 100 years since the expedition took ...

Rhys Darby is a New Zealand-born comedian and actor known for his roles in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Boat That ...

As Nepal marked ten years since the 2015 earthquake, some scars remain—but so does the strength of the Nepali people and our ...

Nepal is planning to restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7 ...

(CNN)-- Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died after suffering a heart attack.

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing companion Tenzing Norgay became the first to scale the summit of Mount Everest. It took the two men 15 hours to reach the top. They got to enjoy the ...

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.