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, ...

Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest ...

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

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

This volcanoes hike in Ecuador goes 200 miles from village to village. Read tips for how to plan your multi-day trek from Quito to Cotopaxi to Banos hot springs.

From relocating base camp to limiting climbers and reclaiming fixed ropes, the government’s new action plan seeks to reverse ...

Kili’ is famous as one of the Seven Summits and a bucket-list trek, but it’s much more than just that, as Justin Walker ...

In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to ...

On International Mountain Day, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling turned the spotlight on the unsung ...

Looking for a good read for the adventurer in your life this Christmas? Here are half a dozen recommended stocking-fillers, writes Roger Cox ...

The snow sucks, you’re bound to get frostbite, and if you crash, you’ll be cut to ribbons by jagged rocks and ice. But hey, there aren’t any lift lines. No—I’m not talking about a typical Wednesday in ...

Mountaineer Jim Morrison hopped left on his skis, sending trickles of snow down a sheer gully on the North Face of Mount Everest, then he hopped to the right, his breath heavy in the oxygen-thin air.