For outdoor enthusiasts, climbing Mt. Everest is the ultimate challenge. This iconic adventure requires a lot of preparation ...

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

When his partner collapses near Mount Everest's summit, Dan must make a terrible choice.

What makes Mount Everest so special? Learn about the formation and fate of the world’s tallest mountain.

If you're wondering about the history of Irish climbers scaling Mount Everest, it has been climbed a total of 82 times by ...

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has honored renowned Nepalese climber Pemba Rita Sherpa for unfurling NRNA flags ...

The Antarctic Summer The fall climbing season has ended in the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. While som ...

A FIREFIGHTER keeps his cool as he scales a mountain in his fire gear. Rhys Fitzgerald, 28, posed at the summit of Ama Dablam – a 22,000ft mountain in the Himalayas – after finishing a ...

A Welsh firefighter who climbs mountains to “decompress” after running into burning buildings is aiming to become the first ...

WELSHMAN Rhys Fitzgerald, 28, posed at the summit of Ama Dablam - a 22,000ft mountain in the Himalayas - after finishing a trial run last month.

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Seven decades ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the very first climbers to conquer the world's tallest mountain. Since that incredible feat in ...