From the ABC Camp at 21,300 feet, the route to the North Col takes anywhere ... of the three great ridges that emanate from the summit of Mount Everest. In this case the North Ridge drops ...

A century ago, a British expedition set out to find a route to the world’s highest ... Wheeler was able to create the first map of Everest and one that is still in use today.

And there it is—the top of Everest. Only it is different now ... the same utter dedication to the task as did Hunt. Gaining a summit - even the loftiest summit in the world - was never as ...

In 1990 MacartneySnape returned once again to Mt Everest with the idea of climbing the mountain from the sea to the summit The idea ... ascended via the South Col route ...

Climbing Mount Everest via its most popular route will cost a third more after ... and improve environmental conservation. For Everest summit hopefuls the royalty fee is only the start of the ...