The Hornbein Couloir poses a fantasy ski descent that only two parties have ever attempted. Neither was successful.

What happens to the human body at the top of the world? Explore the extreme conditions on Mount Everest, from low oxygen ...

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On Shishapagma or Gasherbrum II, your acquaintance with the death zone would be relatively brief, with “only” 27 and 35 ...

With Jost Kobusch making his third attempt this season, it is a good time to look back at Everest's winter climbing history.

For Atlantan Mimi Zieman, the only woman in a 1988 expedition attempting to summit Mt. Everest, the time seemed right to goof off. So, she donned her tie-dyed tights and tap shoes and did a jaunty ...

It wasn’t until May 25, 1960, that Everest was summited again ... works of poets and other authors of her native country. She died in 1945 and her beautiful and evocative music certainly ...

While 'Rainbow Valley' sounds like a nice place to be, the reasoning behind the name is much more sinister and refers to the ...

Julie and Archie MacConnell, who grew up in the Whitehill area of Hamilton, will be heading to the world’s largest mountain ...

"I had never heard of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC ... the team racked up 17,420 steps to reach the same height as Everest. The money raised will be used for research into SUDC ...

Earth’s gravitational field has an unusual anomaly known as a “gravity hole,” located in the Indian Ocean. This gravity hole ...

Toyer, 51, embarked on the challenge in tribute of his son, Sam, and to raise awareness and funds for mental health support ...