For Joyce Gachiri, 62, life can begin at any time. She believes that people can start anything they want at whatever age they ...

In this interview made just before leaving for Mt Everest, Ueli Steck (aka The Swiss Machine) talks about climbing Mt Everest ...

Mount Everest faces severe pollution due to trekking and mountaineering activities, turning it into the "world's highest ...

Conservationists say the geese arrived in Jagadishpur by flying above Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak.

Bokaro: A native of Padi village in Gomia block, Shashi Shekhar, raised the National Flag atop Mount Aconcagua, South America ...

Pemba Tshering Sherpa, who survived Friday's avalanche on Mount Everest, describes his experience on the mountain that day. Photo: Narendra Shrestha for The Wall Street Journal ...

In a historic move, Nepal’s highest court has struck down controversial measures to open up protected areas like national ...

A group of mountaineers plan to travel from Heathrow to the summit of Mount Everest and back in just seven days - a feat ...

A guiding service offers a pricey drug therapy (that's also illegal in professional sports) to get clients to the Everest ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base camp at the foot of Mount Everest, relieved and feeling accomplished. The climber braved high winds, freezing co ...