Latest about Mount Everest
When is the best time to climb Everest?
We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and winter ascents are so rare
A triathlon to the top of the world: British endurance athlete completes "impossible" 8,000-mile trek from sea level to Everest summit
The former Royal Marine took eight months to swim, bike, run and climb his way to the highest summit on earth
I'm trekking to Everest Base Camp next week – should I be nervous?
I ask my friends in high places for their best advice to help me prepare
What was the 1996 Everest disaster? The chain of events that claimed eight lives and sparked never-ending controversy
On its anniversary we look at one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history
US mountaineer on charity climb dies on Mount Makalu - the fourth person to perish in the Himalayas this season
Alex Pancoe was attempting to summit the world’s fifth highest mountain to raise money for a kids’ cancer charity while battling leukemia himself
Inexperienced climbers could be banned from scaling Mount Everest in move to reduce deaths and overcrowding
Climbers hoping to scale the world's tallest mountain may need to climb another 7,000m+ peak in Nepal first to receive a permit
Blind ultra-runner climbs the equivalent of Mount Everest in non-stop endurance challenge
Victor Asenov ran up Bulgaria's Vitosha mountain 19 times in 46 hours, ascending more than 29,000ft
Daredevil climbers banned from ascending Mount Everest without support
As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts
