Some weeks ago, we published the testimony of an Everest climber who was the last person to see Nawang Sherpa and his client, ...

"For a foreigner, a Sherpa means someone who carries loads at high altitudes. But Sherpas are actually all Tibetans. They are called 'People from the East.'"—Jamling Norgay The Sherpas are an ...

Tenzing Norgay Sherpas have an unmatched spirit and positive outlook that has been written about the world over. From the early days of mountaineering, their prowess at high altitude has not gone ...

JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y.—Many years ago, real-estate developers figured they could charge more by giving a swampy corner of ...

Sheridan, Wyoming, mountaineer Darren Rogers planned and trained for more than two years to climb to the top of K2. Once ...

Sitting at an altitude of around 3,800m (12,467ft) is Thame, a small Sherpa village in Nepal's Everest region. It is home to many record-holding Sherpa mountaineers, including Sherpa Tenzing ...

Above him a string of headlamps flickered in the darkness, as more than 200 Sherpas and other Nepali workers filed through the Khumbu Icefall. Considered among the most hazardous sections of any ...

Operating above 8,000m, 95% of climbers will rely on supplementary oxygen carried in bottles. Sherpas must ensure their clients conserve their oxygen supply for the return journey. "I keep ...

The mission of the Khumbu Climbing Center has been to increase safety margins for Nepali climbers and high-altitude workers.

French YouTuber Ines Benazzouz, known as Inoxtag, brought the story to life with a two-hour-plus documentary about his year ...

Tracee Metcalfe, a clinical doctor from Colorado, is on her way to Shisha Pangma. She will become the first U.S. woman to ...

At least six rope-fixing Sherpas from the Seven Summit Treks successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu on Wednesday afternoon ...