NAMCHE BAZAR, NEPAL — Randi Gardypie of Merritt is in northeastern Nepal on a fundraising hike to Mount Everest South Base ...

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test using drones to lighten the Sherpas' burdens and reduce risks.

Kushang Sherpa, an HMI instructor who had climbed Mount Everest five times from three sides — southeast ridge, northeast ...

Vasanthi Cheruveettil prepared for the challenge for over four months, despite scepticism from those around her. Her training routine included daily three-hour walks, endurance-building exercises in ...

ASHA worker Jyotsna Suresh Patel in Daman’s Kachigam village carried a heavy weighing scale to weigh newborn babies. The ...

Sherpas on Mount Everest fear for their jobs after plans were announced to use Chinese drones to ferry equipment up and down the world’s tallest mountain. Perilous tasks that used to take hours by ...

Climbing season at Mount Everest kicks off in full force next month, but Sherpas won't be the only ones helping mountaineers try for the summit. The New York Times reports that companies running ...

Mary Van Heukelom believes everyone has a calling in life, and hers is all about helping cancer survivors thrive. When exercising with Van Heukelom, get ready to work up a ...

Her journey commenced on February 15 from the village of Surke in Nepal, and after a strenuous eight-day trek, she triumphantly arrived at the South Base Camp of Mount Everest on February 23. This ...

A new chapter in Mount Everest expeditions is about to begin ... These drones can complete in 15 minutes what typically takes Sherpas seven hours on foot between Mt Everest’s base camp and Camp-I. By ...

The Queen’s Gaels’ trip to Brandon this weekend is, in part, the result of a butterfly effect tracing back to the Soviet ...