This is the first rock a climber touches on the route up Everest. It becomes very obvious when one has reached this point in the climb—one's crampons hit hard rock. The top of the yellow band is ...

Our reporter explains the work done by rope-fixing teams to open the route to the top. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ...

The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known ...

A century ago, a British expedition set out to find a route to the world’s highest ... Wheeler was able to create the first map of Everest and one that is still in use today.

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has announced the successful completion of route fixing through the Khumbu Icefall, marking the official opening of the 2025 Everest climbing season.

Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...

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 ...

Lakpa Sherpa, Expedition Leader and Managing Director at 8K Expeditions, told THT from the Everest base camp that the team led by Ashok Lama opened a climbing route up to 7,900m at around 4:30pm.