For some adventurers, scaling Mount Everest represents the ultimate test of grit and determination: a visual signifier of ...

First deaf Americans to summit Mt Everest share summit stories with deaf students An uplifting story made its way down to the Valley all the way from the top of Mount Everest.

Nick Selby reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain on May 15, fulfilling a dream since he started hiking as a kid ...

The recent death of former biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier during a mountaineering expedition has reignited debate over ...

Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be an expert to do it. Madison says Mt. Everest is an "amateur" climb compared to harder peaks like K2 and Mt. Nuptse.

Graham Cooper and Adrian Ballinger, California mountaineers whose training for Mt. Everest included sleeping for months in hypoxic tents that mimic conditions at extreme altitude, reached the ...

Portland native Jared Harris recounts his trip to the top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest.

The recent death of a Kenyan mountaineer, Cheruiyot Kirui after nearly reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be. His death – one of several this ...

There are indeed fossils of marine animals at the top of Mount Everest, whose summit is more than 29,000 feet above sea level — specifically, trilobites, brachiopods, crinoids (which are related ...

Not long ago, a Facebook user made waves when he posted screenshots claiming that marine fossils found at the top of Mount Everest prove the existence of a Biblical global flood, which Noah was ...