Climbing season is about to start on the world's highest peak, and Outside is headed to Base Camp to report on these and ...

Over 120 climbers have already secured permits to attempt to summit the world's highest peak – twice as many as at this time ...

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has announced the successful completion of route fixing through the Khumbu Icefall, marking the official opening of the 2025 Everest climbing season.

That is the same route used by Sir Edmund Hillary ... Cool has made the climb 18 times, the BBC said. Mount Everest has the highest altitude at 29,029 feet above sea level, according to the ...

Over 120 individuals have secured permits as of Tuesday, and operators expect the number to top 500 this spring.

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

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

and use of equipment such as ladders and fixed ropes along the route. Unsupported climbing of Mount Everest comes with great risk, and just a few people have successfully soloed it. Poland’s ...