A South Korean climber has died in Nepal after getting caught in a powerful storm while attempting to summit a Himalayan peak just south of Mount Everest. Meanwhile, hundreds of hikers have begun ...

A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people and injuring three, officials said. The accident happened at Lukla ...

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonably heavy snow, and a helicopter crashed in deep snowdrifts as it tried to rescue stranded ...

Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain itself. Located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border, Mount Everest is ...

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by sudden blizzard Tourists trekking in Tibet valley leading to Everest's east face South Korean trekker dies in Nepal, his guide gets rescued Landslides triggered by ...

More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted to ...

National Geographic has the story of the potential discovery of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, who disappeared attempting to climb Everest in 1924. The Nepalese government now requires a certain amount of ...

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4,000 climbers have reached its top. This mountain, known as Sagarmatha in ...

Discover why Lukla Airport, officially known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport, is often called the world's most dangerous airport. Located in Nepal near Mount Everest, its high altitude, short and steep ...

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall ...