Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earth is home to 14 “eight-thousanders,” summits that top off at ...

Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak. At more than 6,000 meters (about 20 ...

Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring ...

Majestic mountains, particularly the \"eight-thousanders\" of the Himalaya and Karakoram, symbolize nature's might and human ...

The 29-year-old climber was hung suspended on a near-vertical ice wall, his crampons loosely gripping the frozen slope. Why?

The recent death of former biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier during a mountaineering expedition has reignited debate over whether – and under what conditions – bodies can be recovered from remote, ...

Rhett Evans climbs Mount Everest in May of 2024. For years, Olathe’s Rhett Evans had his sights set on climbing Mount Everest. But when he got to Nepal this spring — and got very sick with a parasite ...