Pleasanton residents Tony Battilega and Paul David recently took a 12-day trek through the Himalayas to the Mount Everest ...

In the spring of 2025, mountaineer Julia Lyubova summited all 29,032 feet of Mount Everest. Even with a decade of experience, ...

Towering 8,848 meters above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth — but how did it come to be? This video ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and ...

In March, 17-year-old Bianca Adler and her dad set off from Melbourne, Australia, for the ultimate adventure: climbing Mt.

A river "capture" event in the Himalayas 89,000 years ago caused so much erosion it may have pushed the peak of Everest up by 164 feet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Nepal's government says it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented by climate change and the growing numbers of climbers attempting to scale the region's summits, especially ...

The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal, and those who know say the Kumaon region is the most majestic ...

Rhett Evans climbs Mount Everest in May of 2024. For years, Olathe’s Rhett Evans had his sights set on climbing Mount Everest. But when he got to Nepal this spring — and got very sick with a parasite ...

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet and is still growing. A river merger from 89,000 years ago is partly responsible for Everest’s continued height increase. The mountain gains up to 2 millimeters per ...

Mountains such as Everest soar miles into the sky. Those pictured below are the tallest measured from sea level to their summit. The farthest point from Planet Earth's center belongs to Ecuador's ...