Have we been measuring mountains all wrong?

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

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 ...
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Kanchha Sherpa, last member of first Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest, the ...
The Himalayan Times

Jim Morrison becomes first to ski down Mount Everest's North Face

American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison has made history by becoming the first person to ski down Mount Everest’s North Face ...
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Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest. Rescue efforts are underway.

Mount Everest is the mountain that reaches the highest elevation above sea level in the world. It's located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. The summit reaches 8,848 meters, or 29,031 feet, ...