If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Mr Sherpa is one of Nepal's highly experienced mountain guides, known as "icefall doctors", who fix ropes and aluminium ladders for climbers on Mount ... climber for Everest so far," says Surya ...

and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. It was a leap into the world of the unknown, travelling to far off lands and ...