Amidst a programme in New York today, the new executive committee under the leadership of renowned climber Jangbu Sherpa officially took charge of the USNCA board to lead the organisation.

While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...

I need a sherpa.

For anyone who has struggled to schedule a specialist appointment or sift through a mountain of insurance paperwork, the ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...

Completing any marathon is a major accomplishment, but completing the race on one of the world's toughest courses is another beast. Take a look at some of the m ...

With the pair’s fate never determined, the mountain's summit remained elusive until 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, successfully reached ...

The first successful ascent of Everest was made on May 29, 1953, by New Zealand’s Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay. Despite its awe-inspiring views, the mountain has earned the nickname ...

pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Fees for the less popular September-November season and the rarely climbed December-February season will also ...