Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, she reached the summit by battling on against her injuries.

Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without acclimatising on the mountain, as part of a high-speed expedition controversially aided by xenon gas. The team, which included a UK government minister, summited the world's highest peak early on Wednesday.

With a stable weather window over the Himalayas, expedition teams have found success summiting the highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest. Ther

Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest mountain.

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within

An expert mountain guide successfully put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest on Wednesday less than a week after they left London, one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak.