Last week a quartet of British climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest—and spent less than a week on the total round trip from London. That’s weeks fewer than it usually takes to acclimate to the ...

For the mountaineers, climbing the peaks of Mount Everest is the piece de resistance of their careers. What a lot of people ...

It was a travesty—two travesties, actually, separate but inextricably linked. In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a challenge ...

Climbing high requires physiological adjustment. Humans were not designed to live at altitudes pushing 8,000 meters – the Death Zone. But our bodies can adjust. The process of acclimatization allows ...

A team of four British climbers has etched their names in mountaineering history, becoming the first to summit Mount Everest using Xenon gas, significantly reducing the acclimatisation period ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a renowned ...