International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the ...

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might - or might not - have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt ...

A National Geographic team found the boot and foot of whom it suspects to be Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old climber who ...

A Nepalese teenager has become the youngest person to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks, breaking a world record in the ...

An 18-year-old Sherpa from Nepal has become the youngest person ... Nepali climbers, predominantly ethnic Sherpas from the Everest region, have long been crucial to the Himalayan climbing industry ...

At 18 years old, Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma in China, becoming the youngest person ever to climb all 14 of the world’s tallest peaks.

Andrew Irvine went missing in 1924 alongside climbing partner George Mallory as the pair attempted to be the first to reach Everest's summit.

NEW DELHI – A 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer, Nima Rinji Sherpa, set a new world record on October 6, becoming the youngest ...

In June, five frozen bodies were retrieved from Mount Everest — including one that was just skeletal remains — as part of Nepal's mountain clean-up campaign on Everest and adjoining peaks ...

Graphics by Agnes Chang. Audio read by Hannah Beech and produced by Sarah Diamond.

When Sandy Irvine went on a pioneering expedition to Mount Everest’s summit in 1924, he and his partner vanished. The recent discovery may shed light on the ill-fated adventure. By Hank Sanders ...

He reached the peak of Nepal’s Manaslu ... and the youngest climber to have scaled both Mount Everest and nearby Lhotse within 10 hours. Standing atop Mount Shishapangma on Wednesday morning ...