The Aspen Times4d
PHOTOS: Peter Hillary, son of first man to summit Mount Everest, talks at Wheeler Opera House
While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...
Advnture on MSN19d
Fancy a new climbing challenge? Hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Everest discovered under the Earth’s surface
Two hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Mount Everest have been discovered deep underground. The two ‘islands of rock’ each measure more than 620 miles / 998km tall, dwarfing anything ...
Nepal Is Raising the Permit Fee to Climb Mount Everest
The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.
World's tallest mountain is 10km tall — 20 football pitches taller than Everest
Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean. However, if you consider mountains that begin below sea level, Everest is not the ...
The Denver Post11d
Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest ...