The first all-Black team climbed Mount Everest in 2022. Now, their leader has a new mission.

Philip Henderson, the director of Full Circle Everest, continues to tell the mission’s story to outdoor groups and schools ...

She Set the Speed Record on the World’s Highest Peaks. Now, She’s Saying Goodbye to Everest.

The Norwegian climber, who holds the speed record on the 8000ers, is planning an audacious challenge on Mount Everest this spring ...

Mount Everest scam included medevac for healthy tourists, investigators say

Authorities say guides would fake emergencies to bill international insurance for helicopter rescues and treatment. Sometimes ...
Yahoo

Nepal probe exposes $20M fraudulent rescue scheme involving lacing Mt Everest hikers' food: report

An investigation has exposed a nearly $20 million insurance scam in Nepal involving guides who allegedly fake or induce mountainside rescues, including by lacing the food of some hikers near Mt.
Forbes

Trash On Mount Everest Gets The Headlines, But That Is Not The Full Story

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. A toppled, damaged sign and prayer flags mark the entrance to Everest ...
Science Daily

A river is pushing up Mount Everest's peak

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it. Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 ...
Entrepreneur

Mt. Everest Climbers Thought They Were Being Rescued. They Were Actually Being Scammed for $20 Million.

Thousands of adventure seekers trek to Nepal’s Himalayas each year, where legitimate helicopter rescues save lives when danger strikes. But investigators just exposed a rescue scam that bilked ...