River Ahmad managed to escaped the Taliban and life as a homeless refugee to reach the top of Everest last month.

Chennai's Dr. Priya Selvaraj shares her gripping journey of survival and triumph while summiting Mount Everest.

Watch as 274 climbers reached Mount Everest’s summit in a single day, marking the busiest ascent ever on the world’s highest peak.

For almost 30 years, the body of the climber became a macabre landmark for thousands attempting to reach the summit.

A Mount Everest veteran tells CBS News why retrieving "Green Boots," whose remains have become a grim waypoint for climbers, ...

The mystery of ‘Green Boots,’ an unidentified hiker who died while climbing Mount Everest, has been solved. While 600-1,000 ...

After years of chasing a purist, no-oxygen record, the American ultrarunner pivoted to supplemental gas—and shattered a ...

Team Ireland, including former Mayo footballer Pádraig O'Hora, reached the summit of Everest in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

This season, climbers attempted the 8,849-metre peak from the Nepal side after China closed the northern route through Tibet ...

A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said.

Few mountains, if any, have as much prowess for climbers, mountaineers, and skiers as Mount Everest. After all, it is the highest mountain on Earth at 8,849m (29,032 ft.). Summiting Everest is not ...