The Latest Breaking News from Mount Everest

The 44-year-old speed climber has Mount Everest in his sights as he strives to become the fastest to climb the tallest mountains on all seven continents

New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks

While paid DLC adds Ada Lovelace and Simon Bolivar.

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers.

The two ginormous structures are more than 620 miles tall, dwarfing anything above ground

German climber Jost Kobusch is attempting to become the first person to summit Mount Everest alone, in winter, without supplemental oxygen

The documentary Kaizen, by French YouTuber Inoxtag, which chronicles the year he spent preparing to climb Mount Everest, got many mostly positive reactions. However, there is also good reason to wonder whether there is something harmful in the way he promotes the value of self-improvement — which he applies to…

Maybe I’m climbing Mount Everest with Greta Thunberg or holding a vigil for a pet slug – but I am never answering this question honestly