In many ways, Glenn Porzak embodies the challenges and contradictions of the West. The region’s prosperity depends on its ...

Storytelling isn’t just a gift to others. It can be a gift to the storyteller as well. Sharing a life story can lift the ...

Long lost ‘Chappaquiddick’ tapes found by son of reporter investigating Ted Kennedy crash ...

Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn't ...

A new film, Everest Revisited: 1924–2024, looks beyond the headlines to consider what Everest has come to mean, both in the ...

If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump's second term, it's this: He's leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history.

Climbing Mount Everest may be on a lot of people's bucket lists, but if you ever have a burning desire to climb the world's tallest summit, you may seriously want to reconsider. Sure, if you do it, ...

Nepal has faced renewed global scrutiny over waste and overcrowding. While images of trash-strewn slopes often dominate headlines, expedition leaders argue it is a misleading picture.

In his latest video, Ben Ayers addresses common misconceptions about the world’s highest peak, and discusses the treatment of ...

Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the preeminence of the greatest," George Mallory, 1922. The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year.

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

David Sullivan's defibrillator on Mount Everest wound up saving a life, highlighting the importance of CPR training and access to life-saving devices in remote areas.