Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, has been stationed in Antarctica on a military posting since October.

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first Mount Everest expedition team, has died at 92.

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest says the world’s highest peak is too crowded and too dirty and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected.

Nepal’s government is honoring record-holding climbers during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago.