Beyond offering thrill and challenge to trekkers, Mount Everest provides significant benefits to local communities.

More than just a survival thriller, Everest is a dramatic re-creation of the infamous 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which a deadly storm claimed the lives of eight climbers.

It’s no secret that Mt. Everest has been polluted with trash, dead bodies, oxygen bottles and the like since the advent of commercial climbing. Two experts weigh in.

All that coverage, and still no Hollywood blockbuster. Given the drama and magnitude of the Everest disaster--the worst in the mountain’s history--that’s somewhat surprising.

Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said.

The writer became an aid worker for Mount Everest climbers during the devastating disaster. A decade later, he explores how the tragedy shaped Nepal—and his own life.

Like many, the idea of climbing Mount Everest intrigued Tobin, who covered the 1996 Everest disaster while working for a news station in Dallas.

A Santa Rosa man was on an expedition up Mount Everest when a head cold forced him to descend early. That cold may have saved his life.

Mt. Everest Hopeful Saw Friend Killed, Now Works for Sherpas Retired Los Angeles lawyer watched the avalanche bury his Sherpa.

More than just a survival thriller, Everest is a dramatic re-creation of the infamous 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which a deadly storm claimed the lives of eight climbers.