Magnus Midtbø travels to Germany to train with Alex Megos, one of the strongest climbers on the planet and one of the few athletes pushing the limits of modern sport climbing. What begins as a session ...

K2 is not just Everest’s harder neighbor. The mountain once had a fatality rate near 20%, with about one death for every four successful summits, and the danger gets worse after climbers are already ...

A giant wall of ice is looming over one of the most dangerous sections of Mount Everest, and this year, hundreds of climbers may have to walk directly beneath it. At Everest Base Camp, around 900 ...

Police have asked for the public's help finding a man who has absconded from prison. Mitchell Chantler, in his mid 20s, scaled over enclosures of a Derbyshire prison on Thursday evening. Local police ...

A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said. That’s nearly 50 more ...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. The climbers took advantage of the clear ...

Hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail, high travel costs and increased permit fees. Around 492 climbers and an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak, despite an unstable ice block ...