No one knew if it could be done. But when Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climbed Mount Everest without oxygen in 1978, they smashed one of the last barriers of human performance. Almost 40 years later, both legends talk about their first ascent by “fair means”—and the long-running feud that followed.
The story of how a confectionary mishap helped Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the world's most famous summit
In this installment, filmmaker Manuel Meurisse brings us to Everest. On a 15 day exploration trip to Mount Everest's Basecamp, Meurisse passed through Gokyo Lake.
Ascending Everest may be easier now that one of the most difficult features en route to the summit has crumbled, veteran mountaineers say.
Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger summited the highest mountain in the world last month—Ballinger without supplemental oxygen. Here's how they trained their minds and bodies to accomplish one of mountaineering's most difficult feats.
How one of the world’s best mountaineers made a last-second decision that would take his life
He made it from advanced base camp to the summit in 17 hours
The longtime guide with Alpine Ascents summited for the 21st time on May 27, tying Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi for the most summits on the world's highest mountain
The most expensive, complex, and risky recover mission in the mountain's history is about to get underway—and that's a mistake
