KATHMANDU, – A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.

Mount Everest climbers stop by the 600-year-old monastery in Pangboche to receive a blessing prior to their climb. Ben Ayers explains the significance of the temple and its place in Sherpa culture.

The 2019 season on Mount Everest is coming to a close and going down as one of the deadliest seasons on record.. Eleven people died on the world's tallest mountain this year, most within the past ...

Mount Everest tackles 60,000-pound trash problem with campaign to clean up waste. Thousands of pounds of trash is strewn across the world's highest peak. By Dragana Jovanovic.

Way to Mount Everest Base Camp signpost in Himalayas, Nepal. blas - stock.adobe.com In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, a bird flies over tents set up for climbers at Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Mount Everest, the name most commonly used by Westerners, dates back to the Nineteenth Century and the British colonization of India. In the 1850s, ...

A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.. Kenton Cool, 51 ...

Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55 ...