May 29 1953 is arguably the most important date in mountaineering history. At around 11:30am, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary became the first people to stand on the summit of ...

High above the clouds on Earth’s highest peak, climbers are making the arduous trek up Mount Everest. The narrow window of the spring summit season, which usually lasts from April to May, is the best ...

Nepali mountaineer Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa has been recognized by Guinness World Records for summiting Mount Everest four times in a single spring season, a feat he completed within 15 days in May 2025.

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world's highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd — and break his own record. Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mt. Everest on Sunday ...

BOISE – When Eva Steinwald reached the summit of Mount Borah in 2018, she cried. They were tears of excitement, awe and, perhaps more than anything else, relief. Climbing Idaho’s tallest mountain was ...

Six intrepid Bolton climbers took on an Everest-sized challenge yesterday to raise over £1000 for the Climbers Against Cancer ...