Oh, how many times in the past I wished I could add stuff to Instapaper while climbing the Everest. I mean, that damn mount had seriously bad 3G coverage. We were forced to use those ugly satellite ...

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Ever since people began trying to summit Mount Everest, climbers have become aware of subtle changes in their mental state as they ascend the mountain—and their brains gradually receive less oxygen.

The world's highest mountain is buckling under the weight of its popularity. Thankfully, a few organizations have stepped in ...

To watch the Capturing Everest series on your smartphone, download the LIFE VR app, available for free on iOS and Android. Using the LIFE VR app with a Cardboard virtual reality headset provides ...

The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected ...

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...

Mount Everest saw two record-breaking climbs on Sunday with a Nepali sherpa making the most ever summits and a British climber setting the record for a foreigner. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, scaled the ...

and contorted ice that spills 2,000 feet down a gorge between Mount Everest’s west shoulder and Nuptse, the 25,791-foot peak that looms over Base Camp. Many of Nima Chhiring’s fellow Sherpas ...

When the S2 meteorite - which was quadruple the size of Mount Everest - crashed into Earth, it created a series of events that spurred the formation of bacteria and the possible creation of all life.

Wells missed out only on summiting the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, despite his best efforts. Shortly after abandoning Everest, Wells summited another type of mountain ...

Last week’s announcement that a boot and partial remains believed to belong to the British explorer Sandy Irvine had been found on Mount Everest by ... she was reached by phone with news of ...