Last surviving member of first Mount Everest expedition dies aged 92

Last surviving member of first Mount Everest expedition dies aged 92 - He was among the 35 people who supported Edmund ...

Climber’s body pulled from near Mount Everest as hundreds remain trapped after blizzard

All of us are experienced hikers, but this blizzard was still extremely difficult to deal with,” one climber said.

Jim Morrison Just Became the First Person to Ski Mount Everest’s Hardest Route

Located on the peak’s North Face, the Hornbein has captivated mountaineers since Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld made its ...

One climber's body recovered from near Everest as hundreds remained trapped in blizzard conditions

The body of a climber has been recovered from near Mount Everest as hundreds were trapped. A desperate rescue effort was ...
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American Mountaineer Makes History by Skiing Down Mount Everest’s Most Difficult Route

Jim Morrison, 50, completed the historic run on October 15 as a tribute to his late partner, Hilaree Nelson, who died in an ...
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Death toll climbs as massive storm hits Mount Everest

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 ...

American becomes the first to ski down Everest’s most challenging route

After years of planning, the mountaineer Jim Morrison successfully descended the narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an ...

Daredevil becomes first climber to ski down Everest without extra oxygen after 16 hours in peak's "death zone," team says

Poland's Andrzej Bargiel became the first climber to ski down the world's highest mountain without supplemental oxygen, his ...

Hundreds were rescued from a surprise blizzard on Mount Everest. Here's what happened

SEOUL, South Korea -- The trip was not in Isaac Wang’s original plan. The 33-year-old Shanghai-based IT engineer was one of ...