Lhakpa Sherpa, world record holder for most Mount Everest summits by a woman, has a story marked by both triumph and ...

Lhakpa Sherpa has reached many heights in her life, including reaching the summit of Mount Everest a record 10 times. She has also experienced the lowest of the lows as a domestic abuse survivor.

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The world's highest mountain is buckling under the weight of its popularity. Thankfully, a few organizations have stepped in ...

His father has climbed Mount Everest eight times. The previous youngest person to climb all 14 peaks was Mingma David Sherpa, ...

A long-distance trek through Nepal’s Everest region offers lessons in Sherpa culture, rural mountain living, and humility.

Kancha Sherpa was one of 103 Sherpas that brought Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mt. Everest in 1953, as the first to reach the top. This achievement would have been ...

The world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is witnessing the rapid melting of its glaciers due to climate change, leading to ...

Concluding the Fall Himalayan Climbing Season The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end. Deep winter will soon envelope the highest mou ...