Mt everest News

13-year-old reaches top of Mt. Everest

Shortly after an avalanche which deterred seasoned climbers, an Indian teen becomes the youngest person to ever scale Mount Everest.

Review: ‘Beyond the Edge’ takes audiences to incredible heights Special

Director Leanne Pooley's 'Beyond the Edge' chronicles Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953.

Mt Everest: Climb of a lifetime, or filthy garbage dump?

As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund HIllary's ascent to the top of Mt Everest, environmentalists are complaining about the disgusting mess up there, including loads of human excrement and even the odd corpse.

Three climbers die on Mt Everest over the weekend

A German, Korean and Nepal-born Canadian died on their descent from Mt Everest in Nepal on the weekend. Two others are reported missing.

Woman, 73, breaks record for climbing Mt. Everest for second time

A Japanese woman recently broke the world record for being the world's oldest woman to climb Mount Everest. This is not her first record-breaker, she had set the record on a previous climb in 2002.

Environmentalists want toilets installed on Mt. Everest

An environmentalist group, known as Eco Himal, is requesting that portable public toilets be installed on Mt. Everest to help promote a cleaner environment.