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

Led by Gerard Devouassoux, the First French Everest Expedition wanted to climb the Lho La - West Ridge route without supplemental oxygen. They established Base Camp on Aug. 16, 1974, at the usual ...

We intend to start using oxygen at Camp V, which is about the elevation of the South Col on the south side of Everest (26,000 feet). The route from Camp V to Camp VI leaves the North Ridge and ...

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

After conquering Everest eight times, Tasi Sherpa found a new peak to climb—building a peaceful life and sharing his culinary ...

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The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet.

That is the same route used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa ... “In the grand scheme of the cost to climb Everest it won’t impact most foreign climbers,” but he added, “Hopefully, the ...

What's the plan I’m not sure anyone really knew what route choice Ueli had his eyes on last year. The Everest-Lhotse link up was a major objective and goal that he was fixated on and he knew that ...

The expansive western flank of Lhotse is called the Lhotse Face and is an unavoidable part of the traditional southeast route up Everest. Camp III sits about halfway up this ascending wall of ...