Jim Whittaker became a national celebrity after his 1963 climb and received the Hubbard Medal from President Kennedy.
Jim Whittaker, an REI exec, has died. The 97-year-old first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1963. He was the first ...
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when ...
A Concord native is seeking to become the fastest person to climb Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen.
You may have read a crazy headline about allegations of insurance fraud, false helicopter rescues, and (gasp) poisoning on ...
Burke spent decades studying cancer. Now, facing an incurable diagnosis, she’s heading to Mount Everest to prove the ...
Climbing season is here on the world’s highest peak, and there’s already controversy, new technology, and historic adventures ...
Guides poisoned terrified tourists, engineered fake helicopter evacuations and fabricated medical records in an extensive ...
Limestone rocks found high on the mountain contain remains of marine organisms that once lived in the ancient Tethys Sea.
The U.S. State Department updated its Nepal travel advisory to Level 2, urging increased caution after nationwide protests ...
Manfred Helldoppler of Tyrol Air Ambulance recounts efforts by his company to recover the body of a mountain climber who lost ...