This story appears in the November 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine ... ice that spills 2,000 feet down a gorge between Mount Everest’s west shoulder and Nuptse, the 25,791-foot ...

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Mount Everest, with its grandeur and allure, has not only captivated the imaginations of climbers, but also of scientists and adventurers for generations. Yet, one of its mysteries managed to ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition ... After Bishop spent a night without shelter, his ...

At 8,430 meters above sea level, the high-altitude expedition team celebrates after setting up the world's highest operating automated weather station during the National Geographic and Rolex ...

Mount Everest saw two record-breaking climbs on Sunday with a Nepali sherpa making the most ever summits and a British climber setting the record for a foreigner. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, scaled the ...

In September, a National Geographic team led by celebrated filmmaker and explorer Jimmy Chin made a monumental discovery on Mount Everest's Central Rongbuk Glacier: a boot with a foot inside ...