The peak of the world has become an overcrowded garbage disposal. 100,000 visitors climbing Mount Everest every year is a lot ...

More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese officials, so finding human remains on the mountain is not exactly uncommon. However, the discovery of a frozen ...

This erosion lightened the surrounding landmass, leading to the uplift of Mount Everest, which continues to rise today. GPS data shows Everest is growing at 0.08 inches per year, faster than the ...

Distinguished mountaineer Gerard Hommel, a veteran of six Everest expeditions, died after falling off a ladder: he slipped and cracked his head on a sink as he was attempting to change a light bulb in ...