Because of potential water and a source of heat, Olympus Mons has been suggested as a place to look for potential alien life; ...

After climbing the tallest peak in six continents, there was only one peak left for Duke Pigott to scale— Mount Everest.

Katelyn Sims remembers reading books about Mount Everest in the third grade. A couple of weeks ago, she found herself ...

In his latest video dispatch, our Mount Everest reporter discusses the living conditions found at the foot of the world’s highest peak ...

Scottish priest scales Everest to keep a Christmas vow — and plants a seed for Nepal’s first high-altitude parish.

Last month, as the 2025 climbing season began on Mount Everest, Nepal’s upper house of Parliament introduced a tourism bill that includes a suite of new rules that would significantly raise the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque’s very own hiking history maker is back home after hiking Mount Everest. “We’ve been supporting Duke for quite some time,” Iz Rael said. Duke Pigott has ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest ...

While Nepal marked Mt Everest Day on 29 May, on the other side of the planet in the US state of Colorado dozens of Nepalis who have climbed the world’s highest peak multiple times were busy working as ...