According to The Himalayan Database, avalanches have accounted for 40 per cent of deaths on Mount Everest in recent years. In 2016, an avalanche killed 16 people, in what is considered to be the ...

Didier Delsalle landed on the top of Everest in a Eurocopter AS 350 B3. This feat went down as the highest helicopter landing ...

In addition to the blizzard, several other factors contributed to the tragedy on Mount Everest that day. Guides failed to set up fixed ropes, causing detrimental delays, and a lack of oxygen ...

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25, 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people as it destroyed homes and heritage sites ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time, and possibly the 32nd ...

With drone assistance promising to transform things this season on Mt Everest, we go back to our coverage of the 50th ...

Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Jason Clarke in 'Everest' Yes, Everest is based on the real-life Mount Everest tragedy of May 10, 1996. That day, four expedition groups attempted to ...