Australian climber on record sea-to-summit Everest bid

Among the hundreds of climbers hoping to scale Everest this season, 27-year-old Australian Oliver Foran began his journey far ...
Boise State Public Radio

As Mount Everest season opens, climber is 'concerned but confident' about reaching the summit

Until Tuesday, Mount Everest was imperiled because of a huge and unstable ice block that was preventing climbers from making ...

The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” ...

Everest Season Finally Begins. But There's a Deadly New Risk.

Rope fixers completed a path through the Khumbu Icefall. But the new route passes dangerously close to a looming serac.

Seattle-born Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97

Seattle-born mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit the tallest peak on Earth, passed away at home on ...
Earth.com

Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped sharply over the past century

Death rates on Mount Everest have dropped significantly over the past century, even as more climbers attempt the summit, a ...

Is there a different way up Everest? 10 simple questions about this year’s delay answered.

Our Everest expert answers ten simple questions about the 2026 climbing season, and why it was delayed by the Khumbu Icefall.

Everest will be crowded again days after deaths

Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they ...