While advanced technology has tamed the elements, massive summit bottlenecks and corner-cutting budget operators are stretching safety on the world’s highest peak.
In mid-May 1996, eight climbing guides, Sherpas, and their paying clients lost their lives on Mount Everest. A brutal storm ...
Climber Poornima Shrestha warns of fragile Everest glaciers and rising dangers due to climate change.
From record-breaking climbs to heartbreaking tragedies and survival stories that seem almost impossible, here are 12 Mount Everest stories that will truly fascinate you: Disclaimer: Some of these ...
A string of prayer flags flutters above a poster of Mount Everest in this Mulund home. Nearby hangs a dreamcatcher and a ...
In May 1996, a blizzard struck as multiple climbing teams were attempting to summit Mount Everest. Eight climbers were lost. Journalist Jon Krakauer wrote about the tragedy in his 1997 book " Into ...
He has already scaled several of the world's biggest mountains.
May marks 30 years since the deadly Mount Everest disaster that took the lives of eight people. Journalist Jon Krakauer, who survived the climb, chronicled the tragedy in his bestselling book "Into ...
In May 1984, one young girl from a small village in Uttarakhand did something that no Indian woman ever did before. She was at the very top of the world quite literally. Her name became a permanent ...
Sure, advancements in technology guiding techniques have made Mount Everest easier than in the days of Tenzing Norgay and ...