We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and ...

Junko Tabei's summit of Everest on May 16, 1975 was not her hardest battle. It took her a lifetime to be acknowledged as a true pioneer.

A now-iconic photo by climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja, taken on May 22, 2019, shows a line of hundreds snaking up the narrow ...

Historically, men have dominated the public record in mountaineering. In the last few years, the 70th anniversary of the ...

Mount Everest climbs hit record highs 70 years after the first ascent, raising concerns over overcrowding, safety and environmental impact.

Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...

Caitríona Balfe has landed her first movie role since wrapping production on Outlander. The actor, who will bow out as Claire ...

The Japanese Women's Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away ...

President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his ...

A restaurant in Galashiels named in honour of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest is aiming to clear a planning hurdle.

“We are delighted to have appointed Claudia Batten, Katrina Barry, David Downs, Prue Halstead and Dino Vendetti as trustees. Collectively they bring a remarkable balance of skills and international ...

Compared with today’s structured literacy and standardised testing, the 1953 reading syllabus was a remarkably ...