Above 8000 metres, the human body starts to die. We explore every way in which the worlds tallest mountain tries to kill you.

On his third attempt, U.S. runner Tyler Andrews has left Everest Base Camp, trying to set a Fastest Known Time to the summit.

Mount Everest’s Icefall Doctors, the workers who build and maintain the route through the Khumbu Glacier, pursue a livelihood rooted in tradition and danger ...

The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous passages on Everest. It is a huge mass of giant blocks of ice that move slowly but steadily towards the valley and which climbers have to overcome ...

Veteran climber warns Everest is becoming deadlier as melting snow from global warming threatens climbers and Sherpas alike. ...

Earlier today, a huge serac collapsed in Everest's Khumbu Icefall. No one was injured, but the shifting ice destroyed some of the Sherpas' work. Khunga Sherpa, a guide for Furtenbach Adventures ...

The treacherous Khumbu Icefall lies just between the Base Camp and Camp 1, which is covered with ice blocks and considered very dangerous because of frequent avalanches. "We need to spend 6 to 8 ...

The ladders, ropes and oxygen cylinders that Pandey can transport via drone to aid the Sherpas or “icefall doctors” at Khumbu Icefall, a glacier located between Base Camp and Camp One ...

Among those who could benefit most are the experienced Sherpas known as “icefall doctors.” Before every climbing season, they assemble at the Everest base camp for the daunting mission of ...