The Arctic Ocean is north of Asia, the Pacific Ocean is to the east and the Indian Ocean is to the south. The Himalayan mountain range is home to the highest mountain peak on earth, Mount Everest.

Mount Everest is part of the larger Himalayan range, often referred to as the "Water Towers of Asia". The glaciers and ...

In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss the effects of climate change and social media on Mount Everest and how Nepal is trying to better regulate ...

Among the successful applicants there are 95 men and 25 women. Last year 421 Mount Everest climbing permits were issued, and in total 200 climbers reached the summit supported by more than 600 guides.

About 3,000 of Nepal's more than 10,000 Sherpas reside in the Khumbu valley, the gateway to the southern side of Mount Everest. Because their physical prowess at high altitudes is unmatched ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk Navy veteran will attempt to climb Mount Everest next week to raise money for a national nonprofit. Brian O’Malley may be in his 60s, but he told 10 On Your ...

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain. “He successfully ...

Five years ago on 25 April, a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, which shook the whole country. More than 8,000 people were killed, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. BBC journalist Aamir ...

BEIJING--A Chinese government-backed team plans to summit Mount Everest this week at a time when the world's tallest peak has been closed to commercial climbers. Bad weather forced the team ...

He was a flawed, restless man seconded by the first Everest Expedition to map the unmappable, and a consummate mountain climber who introduced the Canadian Photo-Survey Topographical Mapping ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Barry Bishop returned from a historic Mount Everest expedition with his reindeer-hide boots, Vibram-soled hiking boots ...