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

Known for its stability and lack of reactivity, xenon is found in trace amounts in Earth's atmosphere. Despite being rare, it ...

Four British climbers became the first to scale Mount Everest on Wednesday using Xenon gas, which helped them save several ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An expert mountain guide successfully put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest on Wednesday ...

Rather than taking weeks or months, climbers are trying to summit Everest in just 7 days by inhaling xenon gas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Peter Hackett, a pioneer in altitude research.

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to ...

After a Czech climber suffered altitude sickness on the world’s highest peak, a helicopter pilot executed a dramatic ...

Introduction The Manaslu Circuit Trek is a thrilling adventure in the remote region of the northern Himalayas. The trek takes you around the base of Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain.

I’ve never suffered from altitude sickness, but that doesn’t mean I won't in the Himalayas – altitude sickness is unpredictable that way. I know that at 14,000ft, some weird things usually ...

A 63-year-old French climber has died trying to scale the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, the expedition's ...