Over 900 climbers scale Everest's 8,849-metre peak in a record-setting season Dubai: Mount Everest's climbing season is drawing to a close after a record-breaking year that saw an unprecedented number ...

A Mount Everest Sherpa guide was found crawling back to base camp a week after he went missing and was safely reunited with his family, who were uncertain if he would return. Dawa Sherpa, 52, was last ...

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The ultrarunner achieved the feat just four days after weather and logistical issues forced him to turn back near the summit Angelique Brenes is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2026.

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Tyler Andrews’s latest mountain record attempt ended on the highest possible stage. Andrews reportedly reached the summit of Mount Everest from Base Camp in 9 hours and 55 minutes while using ...

Mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascent to summit Mount Everest in Nepal. Mount Everest has seen its most historic climbing season yet, with a record-shattering 1,008 climbers ...

Mount Everest's Death Zone above 8,000 metres is lethal due to extreme oxygen deprivation At least five climbers, including two Indians, have so far died during the 2026 climbing season Severe hypoxia ...

American climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world's highest peak an hour quicker than anyone before.

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak. "They fell ill while ...

A 52-year-old British climber has set a new record as he summited Mount Everest for a 20th time. Kenton Cool became the first non-Nepali climber to conquer the world’s highest peak 20 times before ...

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world’s highest peak. Nepal is home to ...