Hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest despite high costs and an unstable ice block on the key trail.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route through Everest's Khumbu Icefall is about to begin their annual high-risk job. A team ...

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case. By John Yoon and Binod Ghimire Binod Ghimire reported ...

The country has issued a record 492 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said. “We have issued a historic high number of permits for Sagar­matha,” said Himal Gautam, spokesman for the ...

Want to stay up on Outside’s 2025 Everest Season coverage? Sign up for our Outside: Dispatches from Everest newsletter. The 2025 climbing season on Mount Everest is off to a busy start this week, with ...

The 2024 Mount Everest climbing season was delayed due to crumbling ice in the Khumbu Icefall. The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous obstacles to cross on the path to Everest's summit. As ...

An eight-member ‘icefall doctor’ team left for Everest Base Camp to fix climbing routes up to Camp 2 led by Ang Sarki Sherpa. Icefall doctors conduct a survey of the glacier and fix ladders and ropes ...

Exclusive: Australian adventurers taking on Mount Everest are in a race against time after an unstable chunk of ice blocked their access route above Base Camp.

Dawa Jangbu Sherpa is one of 11 elite doctors who monitor the perilous slopes of Mount Everest. But he isn’t there to address medical emergencies — the mountain itself is his patient. He and a team of ...