In the deadliest day in Mount Everest's history, a Friday avalanche has killed 13 Sherpa guides and left three missing. Another six people have been injured, according to news reports. Mostly Nepali, ...

Scaling Mount Everest is the ultimate achievement in the eyes of adventurers the world over, but for some, it's just another day's work. Behind nearly every successful climb, there is a Sherpa, acting ...

NEW DELHI - The Sherpas always go first, edging up the deadly flank of Everest while international clients wait for days in the base camp below. They set off in the dark, before the day's warmth ...

One of the Sherpas who survived the deadly avalanche on Mt. Everest Friday tells The New York Times that he will never scale the mountain again. Kaji Sherpa, 39, was one of the 21 native Himalayan ...

For the hardy few, climbing Everest is a bucket-list feat of endurance, danger and wonder. But Kami Rita Sherpa's 23rd record summit of the world's highest peak on Wednesday was just another day at ...