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 ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Tibet, reportedly killing at least 126 on the Chinese side of the border and damaging more than 1,000 homes.

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with ...

Mr Sherpa is one of Nepal's highly experienced mountain guides, known as "icefall doctors", who fix ropes and aluminium ladders for climbers on Mount ... climber for Everest so far," says Surya ...