KATHMANDU: A Filipino climber has died on Mount Everest, officials said Thursday, becoming the first fatality of this year's climbing season on the world's highest mountain.

One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...

Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...

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We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and ...

Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...

A restaurant in Galashiels named in honour of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest is aiming to clear a planning hurdle.

The pressure on them to succeed was immense, given the limited number of annual international permits to climb Mount Everest ...

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.

Mount Everest climbs hit record highs 70 years after the first ascent, raising concerns over overcrowding, safety and environmental impact.