Over the course of 12 years, Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar have documented the struggles and challenges of Sherpas ...

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4 ...

Climbing the mountains of Nepal is a combination of scenic mountain passes that testify to the country culture and beautiful ...

As any true adventurer knows, not every night can be spent under the stars in a national park, or clinging to the side of a ...

Sam is a descendant of the legendary Sherpa who first summited Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, an achievement which cemented Tenzing Norgay as a global hero and spiritual icon.

Mt Everest was first conquered by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay in 1953, and has ever ...

The death of legendary climber Sir Edmund Hillary on January 11, 2008, brought back memories of the day when the whole world ...

Pemba Tshering Sherpa, who survived Friday's avalanche on Mount Everest, describes his experience on the mountain that day. Photo: Narendra Shrestha for The Wall Street Journal ...

Mingma G Sherpa is the first Nepali mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres without using supplemental oxygen.

Sajid Sidpara was the first one to achieve the unique feat. Sirbaz was part of the "Imagine Nepal 2024 Everest Expedition" team, which included fourteen international climbers and eighteen Sherpas.

Mount Everest has a lot of claims to fame. Among them: the vast quantity of trash left behind by climbers. For years, local Sherpas and volunteers have been clearing trash from the mountain, which is ...