The Death Zone, above 8,000 meters on Mount Everest, is a literal physiological boundary where the human body cannot survive ...

The bodies typically do not decompose on Mount Everest because of the cold temperature. They sometimes break down due to extreme weathering in the glaciers.

Pond summited the North Side of Everest (in Tibet, China), which some sources claim is more dangerous and has a higher death rate compared to climbing the South Side (in Nepal). That said, Pond felt ...

Adventure was woven into the fabric of Bianca Adler's life from the very beginning Her fascination with Mt. Everest took root early, fueled by her parents’ own expeditions to the mountain in 2006 and ...

Poland's Andrzej Bargiel has become the first climber to ski down the world's highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his team and expedition organizer said Thursday. Bargiel glided down Mount ...

At least eight people have died on Mount Everest this week, surpassing the death toll from the entire 2018 climbing season, according to multiple reports. A traffic jam of climbers in the mountain's ...