Mount Everest, the pinnacle of geographical challenge, is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. As adventurers flock to ...

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Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to ...

As National Geographic noted, Everest was first summited in 1953, and in the intervening decades, it has become the "world's ...

KATHMANDU- As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the ...

On 11 May, 35 years ago, Tim Macartney-Snape stepped onto the summit of Mt Everest for the second time, in doing so, becoming ...

From relocating base camp to limiting climbers and reclaiming fixed ropes, the government’s new action plan seeks to reverse ...

Scientists believe that nearly half a billion years ago, the majestic Mount Everest was under water. It's hard to believe, but here are details.

In March, 17-year-old Bianca Adler and her dad set off from Melbourne, Australia, for the ultimate adventure: climbing Mt. Everest.