Having reached Everest's summit for the first time, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their ...

New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest. The two were part of the ...

Nepal's mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world's highest peak.

But their grit and adventurous spirit made them the perfect pair to challenge the world's highest peak, defying history's ...

Mount Everest is not only the tallest mountain above sea level but also a geological wonder that continues to change. Here ...

Every year on May 29, observes International Everest Day to commemorate the historic first successful ascent of Mount Everest ...

A panoramic video filmed by Ben M Jones from the summit of Mount Everest has taken the internet by storm as the world ...

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...

People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s.

Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...

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Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...