Collecting data from the most extreme places on Earth can require the skills of the most extreme outdoor enthusiasts.

Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in a 1924 expedition, according to National Geographic.

The culprit is a nearby river eroding and pushing down land, causing the ground under Mount Everest to rebound and lift. “It’s a new additional component of uplift of Mount Everest,” said ...

River erosion consequently allowed Mount Everest to rise by 15 to 50 meters (49–164 feet ... This reduced mass allows the underlying ground to "float" higher, leading to the gradual rise of the ...

The first is that Irvine really did die on Mount Everest. "It's an object that belonged to him and has a bit of him in it," said Irvine's great-niece Julie Summers, who has written a biography ...

When the S2 meteorite - which was quadruple the size of Mount Everest - crashed into Earth, it created a series of events that spurred the formation of bacteria and the possible creation of all life.

Lhakpa Sherpa, world record holder for most Mount Everest summits by a woman, has a story marked by both triumph and adversity. While battling domestic abuse from her husband, she found solace and ...

The world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is witnessing the rapid melting of its glaciers due to climate change, leading to ...

The peak is already the highest in the world, at roughly 29,029 feet above sea level. But over millennia, it has risen 50 to 165 feet—and its elevation continues to creep up.

Hundreds of people attempt to climb Mount Everest each year. But thin oxygen levels, altitude sickness, harsh weather such as the extreme cold, avalanches, the risk of falling, and exhaustion ...