Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...

Every year, thousands of people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This past spring, 60 Minutes joined them on a 10-day hike ...

Correspondent Cecilia Vega, producer Jacqueline Williams and a crew physically trained for months to reach Everest Base Camp.

When the iconic American television show went on a 10-day trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp, the team knew they were in for ...

While there's no doubt the world's highest peak offers a captivating view, it's rather spoiled by the mounds of trash and ...

Mount Everest, the pinnacle of geographical challenge, is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. As adventurers flock to ...

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

Thick murky clouds fill the sky, with freezing winds carrying snow faster than 100 miles per hour. With a frigid –30 degrees Fahrenheit temperature, life-threatening snowstorms and avalanches are ...

Over the years, the authorities have removed a mountain pile of trash and the bodies of climbers on the world’s highest peak.

The U.S. runner will chase Kilian Jornet's 2017 North Side record of 26 hours from Base Camp to summit. He also intends to ...

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Geekvape reached the summit of Mount Everest after months of preparation, training, and a two-week ascent. More than a symbolic act, it was a real test of endurance, ...

This compounds problems inherent to climbing the world's highest mountain. Eleven people have died on Mount Everest in 2019, one of the deadliest seasons in history. There are two immediate reasons ...