The risks and responsibilities of taking on Mt. Everest

it is the holy grail for mounta mountaineers, the irresistible but deadly everest. this is what it looked like last week. climbers by the hundreds, each hoping to conquer the world 's tallest peak. on saturday, there was a short break in the weather

Torontonian Shriya Shah-Klorfine, 33, died on her descent from Mount Everest on May 19. (Myeverestexpedition.com) The husband of a Toronto woman who died trying to climb Mt. Everest on Saturday says his family is not seeking government help to cover

Last weekend's throng of more than 150 climbers trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest is being followed by a similar number attempting the same feat this weekend. The reason for the backlog is that the first good break in the nasty weather this

PTI | 05:05 PM,May 26,2012 Jamshedpur, May 26 (PTI) Three moutaineers from Jharkhand today scaled the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, Tata Steel sources said. Meghlal Mahato and Binita Soren, reached the summit at 6:50 am and Rajendra Singh Pal,

ISTANBUL (AP) — An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him. Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who was climbing with a