At nearly 30,000 feet, the summit of Mount Everest is known as the death zone, where oxygen levels plummet and the human body ...

Amid the exaggerated headlines, our articles editor provides a handy explainer for the rescue mission to save 800 people near ...

A typical Everest expedition takes eight weeks. You have to allow your body to adapt to the altitude while on the mountain.

Over 200 hikers were stranded at Mount Everest, trapped by heavy snow after a blizzard, as rescuers raced against time to ...

Rob Mason was one of seven hikers raising money in memory of his daughter, but says they were lucky to get off the mountain ...

Explore Earth's highest and lowest points—from Mount Everest and the Dead Sea to Challenger Deep. Discover how these extremes ...

From the flat sands of the Gulf to the icy slopes of the Himalayas, Safrina Latheef s journey to the top of Mount Everest ...

A fierce snowstorm on the eastern side of Mount Everest has left hundreds of climbers stranded, prompting ongoing rescue ...

At least 23 people have died as heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling on Sunday, flattening ...

Mount Elbert's challenges deters most people from attempting the 14,440-foot mountain, but Trevor Thomas isn’t like most ...

While most know that climbing to the peak of Mount Everest is dangerous, the weather is now putting hikers in the mountain's ...

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