Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...

Noel Odell, in The Fight for Everest 1924 The North Face of Everest from Base Camp, 1924. By the mid 1920s the farthest corners of the Earth had already been explored: the North and South Poles ...

KATHMANDU: With the start of main climbing season, an eight-member team of icefall doctors today left for the Mt Everest base camp from Namche Bazaar to fix a climbing route up to Camp II in the ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and ...

Randi Gardypie is hiking to Mount Everest base camp in Nepal. (Submitted by Randi Gardypie) Gardypie said one of the challenges is how cold it is up there. After having a warm shower she needs to ...