The Sherpa team fixing the route to the summit of Everest from the Nepal side has reached Camp 4 at nearly 8,000m on the South Col. If all goes well, we should see the first summits of the season ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even the remote heights of Mount Everest are no refuge from human refuse. As a result, the mountain is turning into the world's ...

Some 40,000 people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal every year. This past spring, a crew from 60 Minutes joined them – hiking for 10 days, sometimes on all fours, in all kinds of weather. The trip ...