The Southeast Ridge ascent passes the familiar landmarks that, over the decades, have come to define the peak: Khumbu Icefall ...

This photograph and graphic overlay maps the last two and a half days of Reinhold Messner’s historic 1980 solo climb of Everest, which he completed without supplemental oxygen.

The treacherous route to the top of Mount Everest. April 27, 2015 / 8:09 AM EDT / CBS News ... "To get up to camp 1 on Mount Everest, you have to climb what's called the Khumbu Icefall.

With nearly 450 permits issued for Mount Everest this year—close to the record of 478 set in 2023—teams are anticipating conga lines and traffic jams on the peak’s route.

Batard, 70, plans to climb Mount Everest for a third time in the spring season next year by using the route discovered by his team. "I have turned 70 years old.

There were no lines, no trash and no bodies to solemnly mark the route. It was quiet save for the sharp crunch of snow as two figures climbed along an untouched slope of Mount Everest. The scene ...

While there are many discovered and named climbing routes on Everest, two routes are most commonly climbed: The South Col route starting from Nepal, and the Northeast Ridge Standard, or The North ...

The safety of climbing Mount Everest has been talked about for a long time. Since it was first scaled in 1953, 250 people have died while trying to get to the top.

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has announced the successful completion of route fixing through the Khumbu Icefall, marking the official opening of the 2025 Everest climbing season.