Led by Gerard Devouassoux, the First French Everest Expedition wanted to climb the Lho La - West Ridge route without supplemental oxygen. They established Base Camp on Aug. 16, 1974, at the usual ...

Base camp occupies a site on the gravel plain ... which is about the elevation of the South Col on the south side of Everest (26,000 feet). The route from Camp V to Camp VI leaves the North ...

An Austrian guide will soon lead trips up the world’s highest peak in less time than an average beach holiday. Is adventure ...

"We see no reason for the base camp to be moved in the near future ... The icefall, on the South Col route to the summit of Everest, rapidly falls down the mountain opening large crevasses ...

Journey Continues on Mt. Everest Jost Kousch of Germany continues to immerse himself in the winter climbing season on Mt. Everest, which began with t ...

In this section, climbers must cross to the far right, over to the base of Nuptse to a narrow ... part of the traditional southeast route up Everest. Camp III sits about halfway up this ascending ...

Jost Kobusch left for Camp 1 on the ramps leading to the West Ridge of Everest. How far does he plan to go? He's not saying.

Some alpinists scoffed at a German climber's quest to ascend Mount Everest in winter. Now he's closer than ever to reaching ...

Many mountaineers use open spaces as toilets on the higher camps of Everest People climbing Mount Everest will now have to clear up their own poo and bring it back to base camp to be disposed of ...