In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

The calendar turned to May yesterday, marking go-time for climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. After a long winter wait, ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

The majestic allure of Mount Everest, the Earth’s rooftop, continues to beckon adventurers from across the globe. The trek to its iconic Base Camp, perched at a breathtaking altitude of 5,364 meters ...

An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

Despite returning with Khumbu cough from a trek to Mount Everest's base camp, a KwaZulu-Natal doctor says the trip has made ...

Sharmila Bayliss (right) trekked Everest Base Camp to raise funds for Lewes District Citizens Advice A Lewes woman said she was "relieved to return in one piece" after trekking to Mount Everest's ...

Mark Drew was trekking to Everest Base Camp when he developed severe altitude sickness and needed emergency airlift for ...

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expe ...