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Everest Climbing Gear—Then and Now

Gear has come a long way since 1953.
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Inside the Khumbu Climbing Center

This school is taking Nepali guides to the next level.
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Stars Above Base Camp

Time yourself on this 100-piece jigsaw puzzle.
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Everest Features

Khumbu Climbing Center

Since it opened in 2003, the Khumbu Climbing Center has attracted more than 700 Nepali students and some of the world's top mountaineers as instructors.
Adventurers of the Year

Your votes were counted. Presenting the 2012 Adventurers of the Year: Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa. They climbed Everest, paraglided down, then paddled to the sea.
Ed Viesturs: Inside Into Thin Air

What was it like for America's preeminent mountaineer to watch his friends walk straight into disaster at 29,035 feet? A reflection on 1996, one of Mount Everest's deadliest seasons ever.
Is Everest on Your Bucket List?

Do you dream of summitting Everest? How about saving thousands of dollars (and your fingers and toes) by trekking to Base Camp? Here's how.
First Americans on Everest

When Jim Whittaker was selected to be the first American atop Everest, that twist of fate would open up a world of soaring successes, bitter failures, public fame, and personal tragedy.
Explorer Wade Davis on His New Everest Book

Wade Davis reveals his thoughts behind telling the full story of the Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest.
50 Years on Everest

National Geographic magazine revisits the history of the mountain and its climbers.

Everest Base Camp Trek

Join a 14-day Himalayan trek through some of the world’s most spectacular mountain scenery.
Tibet and Nepal Journey

Delve into the fabled cities of Lhasa, Shigatse, and Kathmandu over 16 days with mountaineer Peter Hillary.

Everest Base Camp Trek

Join a 14-day Himalayan trek through some of the world’s most spectacular mountain scenery.
Tibet and Nepal Journey

Delve into the fabled cities of Lhasa, Shigatse, and Kathmandu over 16 days with mountaineer Peter Hillary.