Home to eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal attracts hundreds of climbers and trekkers ...

"I was so lucky to get out," a hiker tells the BBC after being caught in two days of unusually heavy snow in the Himalayas.

Since Edmund Hillary got all the credit for the first ascent of Mount Everest, the role of his sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, has been recognized as at least equally important. Now, an avalanche has killed ...

Villagers have joined rescue crews in attempting to save those who have become stuck in heavy snow on Mount Everest in Tibet.

A South Korean climber has died in Nepal after getting caught in a powerful storm while attempting to summit a Himalayan peak just south of Mount Everest. Meanwhile, hundreds of hikers have begun ...

A helicopter attempting to evacuate tourists flipped over while trying to land on the world’s highest summit. Tropical cyclone Montha has brought heavy snowfall into the region, and officials have ...

Former military officer turned mechanical engineering professor, Adrian McCallum, has participated in a dozen research ...

BEIJING - Unseasonably heavy snow has prompted authorities in the Tibet side of Mount Everest to halt visitor access to the ...

Jim Morrison, a 50-year-old professional skier, became the first to ski down Mount Everest's most treacherous route earlier ...

The must-see movies about Mount Everest are often either inspiring or terrifying documentaries, from Dying for Everest to Sherpa.

Climber Jim Morrison and filmmaker Jimmy Chin discussed Morrison's history-making descent of Everest's north side on skis.