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China Plans to Build Sprawling Tourist Complex at Mount Everest Base

Dec 28, 2016 06:33 AM EST

China on Wednesday unveiled its grand plans for Mount Everest as it aims to boost tourist numbers on the world's highest mountain. The Chinese government has reportedly made its mind to build a huge tourist complex at the base of Qomolangma in Gangkar, which falls on the Tibetan side of the mountain.

Mount Chimborazo is the Highest Mountain on Earth; not Mount Everest

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 23, 2016 06:45 AM EDT

That makes Mount Chimborazo the highest place on Earth and the closest to the Moon and outer space.

Nepal Earthquake Ends Everest Climbing Season Abruptly

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 29, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

Even if there were no injured climbers during the powerful Saturday Nepal earthquake that shook and devastated Nepal, China abruptly ended the climbing season for Mount Everest. That means spring climbing the world's tallest peak from China's side is over.

Death Toll In Nepal Quake Climbs To Almost 2,000

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 26, 2015 04:57 AM EDT

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday did not just take almost 2,000 lives. It also destroyed a lot of centuries-old temples in Durbar Square in Katmandu, including the landmark Dharahara tower.

Tibet's Glaciers Continue to Melt Away

Michael A. Katz |

Apr 22, 2015 01:56 PM EDT

The glaciers of the Tibetan plateau have retreated by about 7,600 square kilometers, or approximately 18 percent since the 1950s.

The Emerging Poop Problem on Mount Everest Threatens Pollution and Disease

Dino Lirios |

Mar 05, 2015 05:31 AM EST

Mount Everest, the world' highest peak, has a growing problem in the form of human wastes left behind by mountaineers. These wastes lead to more than mere uncleanliness; disease and pollution result from what the climbers are leaving.

Mt. Everest Avalanche Kills at Least 9 Nepali Guides

Marcel Woo |

Apr 18, 2014 05:23 AM EDT

At least nine Nepali mountaineering guides were killed at the start of the main climbing season when an avalanche swept a slope of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest, on Friday, local officials said.