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Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown Kathmandu
Ben Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall
The Norwegian mountaineer discusses her ongoing search for Tenjen 鈥淟ama鈥 Sherpa and Gina Rzucidlo, her mixed feelings on speed records, and the dark side of Internet fame
国产吃瓜黑料 will be stationed in Nepal鈥檚 Mount Everest Base Camp for the 2025 spring climbing season. Here is your destination for all the news from the Himalayas.
Climbing season is about to start on the world's highest peak, and 国产吃瓜黑料 is headed to Base Camp to report on these and other stories
Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he and his clients will inhale xenon gas, which he says helps with acclimatization.
After a YouTuber called into question his best-selling book about Mount Everest, Krakauer, 70, launched his own series of videos and essays to defend his work
The price of a permit to climb the world鈥檚 highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.
The Nepali climber who summited Mount Everest three times in two weeks has always gone her own way
Metcalfe, a 50-year-old doctor from Colorado, recently became the first American woman to ascend all 14 mountains above 8,000 meters. Before completing the record, she battled internal demons over what it means to make history on the peaks.
A group led by filmmaker Jimmy Chin found the boot of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, the British climber who vanished on Everest alongside George Mallory in 1924. Experts say the mystery involving the duo remains.
Tyler Andrews predicts more top runners will pursue Fastest Known Times on the world鈥檚 tallest mountains
From pricey foreign driving fines to late-night ant attacks, our travel correspondents reveal trip snafus they don鈥檛 want to relive
Five questions with Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker, whose latest documentary 鈥淢ountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa鈥 debuts on Netflix on July 31
The latest aerial footage from the world鈥檚 highest peak follows the popular Western Cwm route from Base Camp to the 29,032-foot summit
Cory Richards has climbed the tallest mountains in the world and had his photos in the biggest adventure magazines in the game. In his new memoir, he shares the mental health highs and lows that shaped his life and storied career.
The number of fatalities on the world鈥檚 highest peak decreased in 2024 from a year ago. We asked guides and government officials why.
Five questions with Nepali mountaineer Purnima Shrestha, who recently became the first woman to climb Mount Everest three times in one season
Adrian Ballinger, Kilian Jornet, Melissa Arnot Reid and others offer public support to two women who say Purja harassed and assaulted them in a recent 鈥楴ew York Times鈥 story
Two climbers fell to their deaths on Mount Everest on May 21 after an ice cornice collapsed. Eyewitness accounts and video clips provide an inside look at the disaster and frantic aftermath.
Fitness influencer Devon Levesque transformed the world鈥檚 highest peak into a trampoline on May 21
A collapsing section of ice sent six climbers tumbling down the world鈥檚 highest peak, and rescuers have yet to find two. The disaster occurred during a busy period on the mountain.
Photojournalist Purnima Shrestha wants to become the first woman to scale the world鈥檚 highest peak three times in one season. She鈥檚 got one more summit to go.
Two climbers from Mongolia disappeared on the world鈥檚 highest peak earlier this week. Bad weather slowed rescue teams from reaching the spot where they went missing.
Abiral Rai, an IMFGA-certified guide on Mount Everest, takes us inside his daily grind, which includes ascending skyscraper-sized cliffs, carrying heavy bags of gear, and avoiding deadly hazards
When the British Empire finally put boots on top of the world on May 29, 1953, the news was entrusted to a young man named Ten Tsewang Sherpa, who ran 200 miles to Kathmandu
Every spring, hundreds of hopefuls make the trek to the world鈥檚 tallest summit and the surrounding high peaks. This is your base camp for all the news from the Himalayas.
When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made history by reaching the summit, a courier named Ten Tsewang Sherpa ran 200 miles to Kathmandu to deliver the news. He died a few weeks later. His story has never been told鈥攗ntil now.
A team of 12 Nepalis is slated to ascend Mount Everest this month to bring five dead bodies down from the peak. Recovery missions come with a soaring price tag and a heightened potential for disaster.
Nepali officials recently tested a cargo drone on the world鈥檚 highest peak, and believe aerial devices could reduce foot traffic in the deadly Khumbu Icefall
Five questions with the 鈥楩ree Solo鈥 star about his future plans in big-wall climbing, high-altitude mountaineering, and outdoor filmmaking
The number of climbing permits issued by Nepal is down from 2023 as some expeditions have headed to China. But there鈥檚 bound to be drama on the world鈥檚 highest peak as climbers adjust to new regulations governing pollution and safety.
Dangers in the Khumbu Icefall forced rope fixers to chart a different route. Now, some expedition operators are scrambling to stay on schedule.
鈥楨verest, Inc.,鈥 a new book from veteran outdoor journalist Will Cockrell, documents the mountain鈥檚 transformation, first by Western guides and climbers, and now by Sherpas and Nepalis
The renowned guide and climber founded one of the nation鈥檚 leading guide services and summitted Mount Rainier over 250 times
Famed mountaineer, filmmaker, and Everest pioneer David Breashears died on March 14. Those who knew him best share memories of the legendary alpinist.
The pioneering climber and documentarian helped millions of people worldwide learn about Mount Everest and the Himalayas
Mountaineers now must haul their feces back to Base Camp in wag bags. We asked veteran guides how this shift will change life on the world鈥檚 highest peak.
China has suspended rescue efforts on the world鈥檚 14th highest peak, ending the search for American Gina Rzucidlo and Nepali Tenjen Lama Sherpa
Two American women vying for the 8000er record and their guides were swept away by the slide on the famed Tibetan peak. One U.S. climber and a Sherpa guide are confirmed dead.
Chris Warner鈥檚 historic achievement was claimed 鈥渏ust for the fun of it鈥
The official explanation for the fee increase is rather macabre
Pasdawa Sherpa and Dawa Ongju Sherpa helped Norwegian climber Kristin Harila reach the highest summits in 2022. Their bitter breakup highlights a power disparity between Sherpas and the clients that hire them.
Some blame the weather, while others point the finger at the economic trends that are shaping Himalayan mountaineering
The 2023 death toll on Everest has already reached double digits鈥攚ith multiple people still missing. And the climbing season isn鈥檛 over yet.
More than 100 climbers reached the top on Wednesday, May 17, but the day was not without tragedy
The American, who attained legend status for his 1963 ascent of the West Ridge, died at age 93
A guide from New Zealand says someone pilfered valuable supplies at Camp IV. Plus, hundreds of climbers are expected to push for the summit this week.
Guides in Base Camp say that Mother Nature will help determine whether climbers encounter dangerous congestion on the world鈥檚 tallest peak
Retired doctor Jonathan Sugarman of Seattle died at Camp II on Monday, May 1
After finding himself in the middle of a disaster on Mount Everest, the mountaineer wanted to be the strongest version of himself
Indian mountaineer Anaug Maloo was stranded in a crevasse for three days, until a team of rescuers overcame improbable odds to save him
A veteran climber is dead, another is missing, and multiple others are lucky to be alive after a tragic few days in the Himalayas
Climbing permits are up, expeditions are welcoming more women, and new technology is changing the timeline for getting to the top. These are some of the storylines we鈥檙e following during the 2023 season on Mount Everest.
The climbers were navigating the Khumbu Icefall when a serac collapsed above the glacier
A scientist from the University of Colorado explains why the presence of human bacteria on the South Col represents a groundbreaking discovery
After this mother of seven miraculously survived a violent car crash, she found a new purpose in climbing high-altitude peaks
The legislation prohibits visiting hikers from exploring the country鈥檚 trails by themselves
The Norwegian mountaineer explains why women deserve equal support on the world鈥檚 highest mountains
Expedition leader Philip Henderson takes us inside the first all-Black mission to climb Mount Everest, and explains why the group鈥檚 work didn鈥檛 end when they returned to Base Camp
Writer Stewart M. Green remembers Webster, who was part of the 1988 expedition to climb Mount Everest鈥檚 Kangshung Face
The Norwegian mountaineer was unable to obtain an entry permit from China to climb Cho Oyu and Shishapangma, putting her two peaks shy of the record
The new Netflix docuseries examines the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The film鈥檚 director explains why Mount Everest is just one component of a bigger story.
Two days after Nelson went missing on Manaslu, details about the ski mountaineer鈥檚 accident are emerging
The 49-year-old mountaineer reportedly fell into a crevasse just below the summit while descending the peak on skis. Elsewhere on the mountain, an avalanche killed one climber and injured a dozen more.
Purja, 39, returned to the mountain on Tuesday, one day after a paragliding mishap. 鈥淚 can laugh about it," he wrote on social media.
Mountaineers now agree on the location of the 26,781-foot peak鈥檚 highest point. More than 400 are expected to try and reach the summit this fall.
Check out a fresh perspective of the world鈥檚 highest peak
Oh, your Tinder date climbed the world鈥檚 highest peak? I鈥檓 unimpressed.
The 36-year-old Norwegian is already ahead of Nims Purja鈥檚 schedule on the 14 peaks. She tells us her mission is to prove that high-altitude expeditions aren鈥檛 just a man鈥檚 game.
The 鈥淪avage Mountain鈥 saw its busiest day ever earlier this week, as more than 100 climbers reached the summit
Nepali climber Sanu Sherpa is the first person to scale the 14 peaks above 8,000 meters twice
And a detailed analysis of what that means for American EV drivers
Nepali officials have denied a summit certificate to Russian mountaineer Katya Lipka, who flew a Ukrainian flag atop the world鈥檚 tallest peak
Officials are looking into plans that would relocate the crowded camp downvalley and off the ice