Jon Reiter, a Kenwood contractor, and his Australian climbing partner, Marcus Bridle, were climbing above 20,000 feet on Mount Everest early Friday when an avalanche swept down the climbing route, ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal's Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the ...

At least seven people have died and four people are still missing after an avalanche on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal. Four other individuals were injured in the avalanche, Armed Police Force spokesperson ...

BOISE-- A Marine staff sergeant attempting to climb Mount Everest was not harmed when an avalanche struck the mountain Friday, killing at least 13 Nepalese guides and leaving three missing. Wounded ...

Rescue helicopters airlifted badly-injured climbers off Mount Everest on Sunday, a day after an earthquake-triggered avalanche killed at least 17 people, NBC News reported. Choppers arrived on Sunday ...

An avalanche on Mount Everest, the tallest peak on earth, swept through an area just below Camp 2 early Friday morning, killing six local guides. Nine more are missing following the avalanche, which ...

Mount Everest is 29,032 feet tall, and every year, hundreds attempt to climb it. Its fatality rate is 1%. Here are five ...

Following the death of 16 Sherpas in an avalanche and the Sherpa community's refusal to work this year's climbing season in their honor, many of the hopeful Everest climbers are starting to give up ...