In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...

A central Illinois man climbed out of the regions corn and soy fields to summit the tallest mountain in the world — with his ...

A central Illinois man climbed out of the regions corn and soy fields to summit the tallest mountain in the world — with his ...

So, as Al Hilal secured the headlines and a berth in the Club World Cup quarter-finals against Brazil's Fluminense, here’s ...

Confirmation that Saudi Arabia had won the right to host the World Cup came in December. On the field, the Club World Cup was ...

Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain. The 55-year-old ...

She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall Monday 12 May 2025 13:02 BST 0 Comments Junko Tabei: The first woman to climb Mount Everest ...

It was May 4 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away from their scheduled bid for the summit of Mount ...

The mountain’s growth was previously put down to the shifting of tectonic plates, though this theory did not explain why Everest’s peak is abnormally high compared to others in the range ...

Everest has gained roughly 15 to 50 metres (40 to 164 feet) in height due to this change in the regional river system. The Kosi river merged with the Arun river approximately 89,000 years ago as ...

In fact, a 2024 study found that the rapid erosion of a river network more than 45 miles (72 kilometers) from Mount Everest helped the peak grow between 49 and 164 feet (15 and 50 meters) in the ...