From altitude struggles to packing the right gear, here's everything you need to know before taking on the legendary trek to ...

I think that Everest needs a rest for a few seasons." New rule at Mt. Everest sparks major controversy: 'I felt my government ...

Climbing Mt. Everest is an undeniably ambitious achievement. If this is an undertaking you wish to accomplish, here is our ...

All that remained to be claimed was the "Third Pole," the summit of the highest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest. In 1924 a British expedition was poised to make that claim. At the time of their ...

Unlike our Everest Quest expedition, which is approaching the summit from the south side, these first explorers approached from the north. A small group of seasoned travellers - one or two ...

The expedition built on successes from the 2019 Mount Everest Expedition. Since 2010, Santiago and central Chile have faced below average precipitation and the longest drought in modern ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition with his reindeer-hide boots, Vibram-soled hiking boots ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Everest climbing-guide services — often provided by people of the Sherpa ethnic group — can cost $10,000 per expedition. At this price, the guide takes ...

Last Thursday a record breaking expedition set off for for Everest. We're talking about the Super Sherpas Expedition, comprised of 6 extremely experienced superb Sherpa mountaineers who are heading to ...

Nepal has banned solo expeditions on Mount Everest and other peaks over 8000m. Stricter guidelines now require one mountain guide for every two climbers. Additionally, climbing fees have increased ...

Nepal has now made an announcement to ban solo expedition to all the mountains above 8000 meters. This applies to Mount Everest too. This is done by amending mountaineering regulations, according to ...

Climbing Mount Everest is the dream of most mountaineers, but not everyone can pay the price attached to it - be it monetarily, physically or mentally. However, expedition organisers believe the ...