Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

A weather window arrived in the Himalayas as expected. The Jetstream has moved from the tops of the highest mountain in the world, as it mysteriously does annually, allowing mountaineers a short ...

A massive storm has moved in to Mount Everest at the busiest time of year for climbers, leaving dozens trapped at the highest base camp. Sherpa rescuers have found the bodies of four climbers inside a ...

At least two climbers were missing Sunday on Mount Everest and three others were rescued on the same weekend that the world's largest mountain claimed its first two fatalities of the climbing season, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The mountain is speckled with corpses. Nearly 300 people have died on Mount Everest in the century or so since climbers have been trying to reach its summit. At least 100 of them ...

Confronting the stark reality—and extreme intensity—of the climb is enough to disorient even the most seasoned of climbers. In fact, there have been at least 322 deaths on Mount Everest documented ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers who were among scores who scaled Mount Everest over the weekend died on their descent and two more are missing, a Nepalese official said Monday. The first clear ...