Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby ...

One hundred years ago, two men set out to summit Mount Everest. Neither of them returned. British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine tried to be the first to reach the top of Everest ...

Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris ...

Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain ...

"The question remains, 'Has Mount Everest ... when last seen, I think myself there is a strong probability that Mallory and Irvine succeeded." Noel Odell, in The Fight for Everest 1924 The North ...

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...

In 2009, he became the first person in history to have both flown in space and climbed the summit of Mount Everest. More from Careers ...

Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition with his ... Bishop was on the first U.S. expedition to summit Everest. (See the story from the October 1963 issue of National ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and ...

I saw Mount Everest during my 50-minute flight from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Paro, Bhutan. The snowcapped Himalayas took my breath away — I've never seen such an incredible view in my life.