KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government said on Tuesday it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented ...

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...

British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was ...

Climbers using xenon gas reached the summit of Everest in under five days but critics say the shortcut could lead to ...

Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that ...

A beach in the Australian state of South Australia has been closed due to a mysterious foam. Surfers have reported cold and ...

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.The event Thursday ...

May 29 has witnessed some of the most pivotal moments in global history, affecting politics, culture, and society in profound ...

Should scaling Mount Everest, one of sporting’s greatest accomplishments, be made easier — available to more people during a quick vacation — with the help of a performance enhancer?

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit of ...