It’s the first footage to show ski mountaineer Jim Morrison’s ascent, summit, and history-making first ski descent down the ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the team that successfully executed the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, has died.

Mountaineer Jim Morrison hopped left on his skis, sending trickles of snow down a sheer gully on the North Face of Mount Everest, then he hopped to the right, his breath heavy in ...

Few Seattle University alums have reached the heights that Jim Whittaker did—literally. On May 1, 1963, Whittaker, ’52, along with Sherpa Nawang Gombu, became the first American to summit Mount ...

Last surviving member of first Mount Everest expedition dies aged 92 - He was among the 35 people who supported Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide in their historic ascent ...

The family of Kancha Sherpa, a member of the 1953 Mount Everest expedition, says he has died in Kathmandu at the age of 92.

Kanchha Sherpa, who has died aged 92, was the last surviving member of the pioneering British expedition to conquer Mount ...

KATHMANDU, – A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.

Elite mountaineer, skier, certified mountain guide, and entrepreneur Adrian Ballinger tackles big mountains and challenges. For over 25 years, he has professionally guided teams to the world’s highest ...