Mount Everest

Celebrating 70 Years Since the First Climbers Reached the Peak of Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, rising nearly 9,000 meters above sea level. It towers over the…

1 year ago

10 Unexpected Locations That Have Become Overrun With Tourists

Overtourism is defined by Solimar International as "the increase in tourist numbers at such high volumes that it negatively impacts…

2 years ago

Nepal Issues Record Number of Permits to Climbers Hoping to Scale Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the ultimate challenge for climbers looking to put their skills to the test. Over 6,300 individuals have…

2 years ago

History Changed: The Hillary Step Disappearance

Named after mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, the Hillary Step is, or possibly was, a 39-foot vertical rock face, situated on…

7 years ago

Reinhold Messner – 14 peaks over 8,000 meters without supplemental oxygen

In the world of mountaineering, only a handful of people can be proud of the fact that they managed to…

7 years ago

Reinhold Messner – one the first climbers to ascend all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters without supplemental oxygen

In the world of mountaineering, only a handful of people can be proud of the fact that they managed to…

8 years ago

China to Invest $14 Million Into Tibet to Develop Mount Everest Tourism

Right on the border between Nepal and China, there is a town called Gangkar.  It is unclear if it is…

8 years ago

Siberians fight Cold by Jumping into a Frozen Lake

Our body’s responses to external stimuli and its impact on our overall wellbeing is still a somewhat of a mystery…

8 years ago

Historic failed attempts to conquer Everest

Since the world highest summit of Mount Everest was first conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953,…

8 years ago