At 55, South Africa’s Sibusiso Vilane was among just five athletes to complete the gruelling 42.2K descent from the world’s ...

On Sept. 24, 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston stood on the summit of Everest after the first complete ascent of the Southwest Face, a route that had defeated every previous expedition. Led by Chris ...

Michael Woods, who is deaf himself, is set to climb Mount Everest in Nepal and said the 8,849 m (29,032 ft) ascent would be ...

Tyler Andrews shares details from his aborted attempt at the Mount Everest speed record. The American is making a second attempt at the FKT later this week. It recently took me 25 minutes to walk a ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton ...

Few mountains, if any, have as much prowess for climbers, mountaineers, and skiers as Mount Everest. After all, it is the highest mountain on Earth at 8,849m (29,032 ft.). Summiting Everest is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Correspondent Cecilia Vega, producer Jacqueline Williams and a crew physically trained for months to reach Everest Base Camp. Vega ...

Kathmandu, Nepal — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain.

The risk of losing fingers and toes forced a Lincoln businessman to abandon his second attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest last week, according to his wife. Patty Kay, whose husband, Robert, ...