The Sherpa Ice Doctors who find the route through Everest's dangerous Khumbu Icefall will no longer have to hunt for a safe way by trial and error. Cargo drones will ...

The spring climbing season will begin in the next several weeks in the Himalayas – including teams headed to Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the ...

The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route through Everest's Khumbu Icefall is about to begin their annual high-risk job. A team of eight Sherpa climbers and a small camp staff left Namche ...

Navigating Everest's Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Tour operators hope drones will help improve safety.

Department Director Liladhar Awasthi said permits were issued for expeditions to 29 peaks, including Everest. These include ...

"We're standing on the Khumbu Glacier right now and although it looks a rather static sight and quite beautiful with blue pinnacles and a deep blue sky with the moon popping up in the middle of it ...

This story appears in the November 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. On what would be the darkest day in the history of the world’s highest mountain, Nima Chhiring, a 29-year-old ...

With the 2025 climbing season set to start soon, preparations are in full swing to smoothly manage expeditions on various mountains, including Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak. A rope fixing ...