Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby rivers. These rivers, cutting through deep gorges, have helped lift the mountain ...

Kathmandu, Nepal — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain.

FILE - Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita is garlanded at the Tribhuvan airport as he prepares to depart to ascend Mount Everest for the record 31st time, in Kathmandu, India, on April 20, 2025.

When many Americans think of the trek to Mount Everest Base Camp, they envision a rugged trail through the remote Himalayan wilderness filled with hearty Sherpa climbers and hairy yaks laden with ...

Mountaineers have skied other routes on Mount Everest, but never the Hornbein Couloir, a steep, narrow gully on the North Face. Luca Galuzzi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.5 American ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest ...

Working the world’s highest mountain is a game of ticking clocks and high stakes—and the players are some of the biggest personalities on the planet. Every May, hundreds of people line up at Mount ...