For decades it remained unconquered. It took a superhuman effort by Hillary and Norgay to finally reach the peak of the world. But now with latest technology and...

An American climber has scaled Mount Everest for the 10th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to achieve the feat, mountaineering officials said Wednesday.

Mountaineering officials say a 76-year-old Nepalese man has scaled Mount Everest to become the oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain.

Mountaineering officials say a 76-year-old Nepalese man has scaled Mount Everest to become the oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain.

A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday, Nepalese mountaineering officials said.

A mountaineering official says a veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time.

A granddaughter of Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary has taken up the family cause of helping the Sherpa people of Nepal, New Zealand’s domestic news...

Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could...

The Olympic flame has reached the peak of Mount Everest.

The Olympic torch moved to within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, with the flame likely to reach the top of the world’s tallest...

Mount Everest by far is the highest point on earth. But Mount everest could look dwarfish if this outrageous yet supposedly planet friendly concept sees the light of...

Feeling triumphant after the successful entry of the Olympic torch to Chinese soil through Hong Kong, the government announced the formation of a 50-member team that...

Chinese mountaineers made final preparations Wednesday to take the Olympic flame up Mount Everest in a grand but contentious feat that is being accorded an unusual...

China has stepped up persecution of Buddhist monks with mass detentions, Tibet activists said Wednesday, as China prepares to take the Olympic torch to the top of Mount...

Nepal has imposed a near-blackout on communications on its side of Mount Everest, trekking company officials said Tuesday, hours after the government acknowledged it...

Nepal has deported an American mountaineer found on Mount Everest with a “Free Tibet” banner and has banned him from all climbing activities in the country...

China’s new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch’s ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy. Health experts and media groups said...

China’s new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch’s ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy.

A mountain climber with a “Free Tibet” banner was forced to turn back from Mount Everest, which Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch plan to summit...

China is altering plans for media coverage of the Olympic flame’s ascent of Mount Everest, with officials saying Tuesday that harsh weather is making reporting...