We spoke with Mike Pond, adventurer, climber, and mountain guide, who shares what it really takes to summit Everest, as someone who's actually conquered it. Mount Everest stands at an epic 29,032 feet ...

If you’ve ever seen photos of climbers near Everest’s summit, you’ve probably heard the term “Death Zone.” It sounds dramatic. It is dramatic. But it’s also very literal. The Death Zone is the stretch ...

Adventure was woven into the fabric of Bianca Adler's life from the very beginning Her fascination with Mt. Everest took root early, fueled by her parents’ own expeditions to the mountain in 2006 and ...

It's a chilling reality of Mount Everest that, owing to the thin air and bitter cold, climbers who perish on its treacherous slopes often remain frozen exactly where they fell, their bodies preserved ...