Jost Kobusch is about to start his third solo Everest winter attempt via Lho La - the West Ridge - Hornbein Couloir. A few days ago, he went up 6,119m Lobuche East to acclimatize. Currently, he is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climbers on Everest's North Side face constant winds hitting the Northeast Ridge. This makes the feat achieved by photographer Ma ...

While there are many discovered and named climbing routes on Everest, two routes are most commonly climbed: The South Col route starting from Nepal, and the Northeast Ridge Standard, or The North Col ...

In his latest dispatch, our Everest reporter explains the crucial work done by rope-fixing teams. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ends at Everest. The climbing season on Mount Everest is about to ...

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known as High Camp and the South Col, sits ...

From haunting landmarks formed by fallen climbers to surprising geological truths about the mountain itself, Everest holds ...