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 ...

"This was a monumental and emotional moment for us and our entire team on the ground, and we just hope ... us about the mystery of Uncle Sandy on Everest," she said. "The story became more real ...

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 ...

For the last 100 years, a mystery has plagued explorers climbing Mount Everest — but the discovery of a severed human foot may finally provide some answers. Last month, a team of filmmaking ...

A well-preserved boot found by a group of climbers on Mount Everest could be a clue to solving one of the most enduring adventure mysteries in the history of exploration of the world’s highest peak.

Hikers on Mount Everest found a boot believed to be the ... monumental and emotional moment for us and our entire team on the ground,” Chin said in the release. “We just hope this can finally ...