Dawa Sherpa was airlifted to Kathmandu, where doctors treated him for frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is the moment an avalanche thundered down Mount Everest before swallowing a camp in wave of snow.The fast-moving avalanche ...

Avalanches, altitude sickness, orcs and Justin Bieber — a Brisbane mountaineer is believed to have set a new world record on ...

Though the epicenter of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday was roughly 150 miles from Mount Everest, powerful shocks wrought destruction throughout the Khumbu region, where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I never expected to find myself on Mount Everest. For seven years before that climb, I was the primary caregiver for my mother as ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Climber Nick Cienski has not given up on his world record bid to scale six 8,000-metre peaks this calendar year, despite narrowly escaping a huge avalanche on Mount Everest set ...

I clawed upward. Seconds feel like hours inside snow. I punched the axe toward light and broke through. I dug myself out of what could have been my grave, coughing, disoriented, my ribs aching from ...

In previous years, Pasang Sherpa (pictured, right) would now be packing up his gear, getting ready to receive his expedition and fly off to Lukla for another Everest climb. This spring, the ...

Avalanche defined as a rapid snow mass flow down slopes. Forms when weak layers collapse under slab weight. Four types: slab, loose snow, wet snow, and glide avalanches. Triggers include heavy snow, ...

Everest has always been dangerous, but the climb is becoming even more deadly. Crowds near the summit create traffic jams in the Death Zone, forcing climbers to wait while their bodies run out of ...

I never expected to find myself on Mount Everest. For seven years before that climb, I was the primary caregiver for my mother as ALS slowly dismantled her body. I learned how to lift her without ...