A Japanese woman, 73, becomes oldest woman to reach the summit. May 21, 2012— -- It was rush hour on Mount Everest this weekend with 150 climbers reaching the summit, including a 73-year-old ...

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported as more bodies were recovered. A further 130 people ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal's Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died ...

Nepal is poised to enact a new law that could significantly restrict access to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, amid growing concerns over climber deaths and overcrowding. The proposed ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Two Bay Area men hiking the Himalayas are among the thousands who died in a massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. Four U.S citizens were killed in the Mt. Everest base ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side of the ...

Climbing Mount Everest is one of the biggest challenges in the world, and sadly nearly 300 climbers have died during the feat. Now, experts have warned that as glaciers on the mountain melt, the dead ...

A Kenyan mountain climber has died while attempting to scale Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui is reported to have died after he went missing on Wednesday morning in ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake slammed into a section of the Mount Everest mountaineering base camp, killing at least 18, injuring dozens and leaving an unknown ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash ...

Five people have died attempting to climb Mount Everest this month, and one is missing. One, 36-year-old Dutch climber Eric Arnold, reached the mountain's summit after four previous attempts but died ...