Of the 12,015 people who had summited Everest by the end of 2023, only 15 have reached the top in winter. Thirty-four expeditions have tried, including 13 without bottled oxygen. Only five of those ...

Jost Kousch of Germany continues to immerse himself in the winter climbing season on Mt. Everest, which began with the Solstice on December 21st. Climbing solo, he recently achieved great success on ...

A team of four Sherpas is setting off on Monday to attempt a record winter ascent of Mount Everest in just five days, which would also be the first winter climb of the peak in more than quarter of a ...

Jost Kobusch is safely back at the base of a lonely Mount Everest, hit by winter winds. He bypassed his tent at the foot of the Lho La and continued back all the way to the Pyramid observatory near ...

A helicopter crashed while landing on a helipad in the settlement of Lobuche, near Everest Base Camp, amid a snowstorm on October 29. It was one of several that were evacuating foreign tourists from ...

This browser does not support the video element. The Khumbu Glacier has long been the gateway to the top of Mount Everest. It’s a rare source of drinking water in a windswept wasteland and it's home ...