KATHMANDU, – A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.

Nepal, May 25 -- At 53, Lhakpa Sherpa is a living legend. With her latest successful ascent, she has extended her record as the world's most successful female Everest summiteer, having stood on top of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the autumn of 1988, a team of Slovak climbers set out to tackle Everest's Southwest Face, a steep and unforgiving route first ...

(CNN) — Twenty-four hours and 26 minutes, without stopping to sleep: Nepal’s Phunjo Lama has just broken the world record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman. Her journey from Everest ...

Kathmandu — Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Mount Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman. Climbers ...

The Everest Expedition was no vacation, Jess Roskelley said after returning to Spokane from Nepal. Even the food was an endurance test. “I’m a little tired of curry and rice, and I need some real meat ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal—Four men left London’s Heathrow Airport for Nepal on a May afternoon. Within five days, they were atop Mount Everest, the 29,000-foot peak where an ascent typically takes weeks of ...

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain, a hiking official ...