He had died, the person on the other end of the line told her. But Beck was still alive — which his wife would learn later.

The 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday.

A Colorado climber died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said Monday. Christopher ...

Climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest will now be required to bring back at least two kilograms of garbage from areas ...

The world’s most intrepid mountaineers breathed a little easier thanks to a young anesthesiologist’s chance encounter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During his multi-week journey, Selby tells PEOPLE, he faced extreme dehydration and even developed severe frostbite “It’s very ...

The real risk in retirement is failing to plan for the "descent" — the psychological and lifestyle changes that occur after ...

Marine fossils discovered near the summit of Mount Everest reveal that the world’s highest mountain was once part of an ...

Kathmandu, Nepal — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain.

AP’s team in Kathmandu typically relies on third-party visuals to cover the annual influx of climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest. But this year, photographer Niranjan Shrestha had a new idea: ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak ...

Ever year, several thousand hikers complete the trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. After completing the adventure, a small portion of them feel inspired to pursue an even greater challenge—climbing to ...