A climbing guide atop Mount Everest captured video of the crowded summit ridge before a cornice collapsed in a tragedy in which two climbers went missing. A second video taken by the climbing ...

Alan Arnette, an Everest summiteer and a well-respected chronicler of the mountain, suggests that from his research the ...

A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...

The West Ridge gained fame in 1963 when an American ... Related Article John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001. With the ascent of Mt.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Since then, attaining permits to the Northeast Ridge has been a challenge ... George Mallory’s body was found in 1999 below Mt. Everest's summit by an American team led by Eric Simonson of .

Jost Kobusch on Mount Everest during an attempt to summit the mountain solo without supplemental oxygen via the West Ridge. / Jost Kobusch facebook German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base ...

His goal this winter was not to summit but to reach ... pre-Christmas foray up Everest, Kobusch reached a rocky section at the end of the long, snowy part of the ridge past the West Shoulder.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike for the world’s highest peak in ...