Mount Everest

geography

Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous...

sports-snowboarding

Shaun White is best known as a two-time Olympic gold medalist in halfpipe snowboarding and a successful businessman. In early 2025, social media posts suggested that he had atte...

mountaineering-safety

On 10 and 11 May 1996, a sudden, severe storm on Mount Everest intersected with multiple climbing teams near and above the summit. The result was several hours of delayed descen...

mountain-safety

Mount Everest blizzard rescue operations unfold in one of the planet’s most extreme and high-consequence environments. A blizzard on Everest combines hurricane-force winds, ne...