You could say Dr. Blake Higgins was destined to climb Mount Everest. Even though his parents — longtime owners of the American Ski Exchange in Vail — weren’t hardcore mountaineers, they did name their ...

Burke Mountaineer. He was born in Abram, Wigan on the 14 January 1941 He died on the 26 September 1975 at, or descending from ...

The American Everest Ski Project led by Jim Morrison has been on the north side of Mt. Everest this fall climbing season seeking to ski the steep Hornbein Couloir. Morrison’s team was turned ...

An expedition by India's border guards will try to scale Mount Everest next month and ski down to a base camp in a world record attempt, officials said on Wednesday.<BR><BR> The 28-member team ...

Caroline Gleich is best known for climbing Mount Everest and skiing Antarctica’s Mount Vinson, but she measures her impact by ...

In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world’s ...

Everest tourism is booming, but some Sherpas are looking for jobs elsewhere In May 2023, the government of Nepal issued a record-breaking 478 climbing permits — which was also the most deadly ...