This World Environment Day focuses on solutions to beat plastic pollution. And rightly so. Plastic pollution is choking our ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...

The Philippines marked a milestone in Everest history in 2025 with three successful summits. But the season was also shadowed ...

Adventurers Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay stand atop the world as the first climbers to reach the summit. Read more.

Kyrie Irving responds after a Dallas Mavericks fan climbs Mount Everest with his jersey, calling it a true inspiration.

Kami Rita has been scaling the world's tallest mountain since 1994. He reaches the summit nearly every year—and sometimes ...

A new generation of Bangladeshi climbers is rising fast. Ikramul Hasan Shakil’s record-setting Everest summit hints at the start of a comeback for the country’s mountaineering scene ...

A new generation of Bangladeshi climbers is rising fast. Ikramul Hasan Shakil’s record-setting Everest summit hints at the start of a comeback for the country’s mountaineering scene ...

A chilling photo shows the final moments of Marco Siffredi before his second attempt snowboarding down Mount Everest.

Climbers are split over a British team’s use of xenon gas to climb Mount Everest in just four days. One Wyoming Everest ...

Mount Everest Day, observed on May 29th, celebrates the world’s tallest mountain and the awe-inspiring story behind its creation. Formed by the powerful collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic ...