China turned the base of the world's highest mountain into a "theme park" with 500,000 annual visitors, and today mourns a tragedy. "There are no rescue teams there," says Sebastián Álvaro, a ...

Jon Reiter, a Kenwood contractor, and his Australian climbing partner, Marcus Bridle, were climbing above 20,000 feet on Mount Everest early Friday when an avalanche swept down the climbing route, ...

In May 1996, eight climbers died on the harsh slopes of Mt. Everest when a ferocious storm blew in without warning. The events captivated the world in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and ...

A South Korean climber died on Nepal's Mera Peak during a severe storm that also stranded hundreds of climbers near Mount Everest, prompting major rescue operations.

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by ...