The record number of climbers crowding the world’s highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste, such as excrement, that threatens drinking water. Continue reading →

The traffic jams on Mount Everest cause extra time spent in a dangerous area where the chance of developing an extreme form of altitude sickness called cerebral edema is higher. Continue reading →

“Everybody wants to stand on top of the world,” but tourists unprepared for the extremes of Everest endanger the entire industry, one mountaineer said. Continue reading →

Nepalese officials said the weather was the main reason for the traffic queue.  Continue reading →

Studies have shown that climate change is contributing to how fast glaciers on the world’s tallest mountain are melting. Continue reading →

A Winnipeg firefighter fulfilling a lifelong dream of climbing the world’s highest peak is one step closer to his goal – although he likely still has some waiting to do. Continue reading →

The parents of celebrated Austrian climber David Lama said Friday that he had “lived his dream,” as hopes he and two other top climbers survived an avalanche in Banff faded. Continue reading →

Winnipeg firefighter Chad Swayze is about to fly to Nepal to climb the planet’s highest peak, 29,029-foot Mount Everest. Continue reading →

Mountaineer Serge Dessureault died early Saturday while attempting to scale the 8,611-meter (9,420-yard) mountain in northern Pakistan. Continue reading →