An ice collapse near the base of Mount Everest has blocked the route of scores of climbers hoping to scale the world’s highest peak, officials said today.

Mountaineering officials say a veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time.

An American TV host who travelled to the Himalayas to film a show on the mysterious yeti today said he took castings from three footprints that could prove the legendary giant ape exists and is living on Mount Everest.

A 71-year-old Japanese mountain climber has become the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Edmund Hillary and a Sherpa from his 1953 Everest expedition led a colourful procession through the Nepalese capital today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their conquest of the world’s tallest mountain.

The SARS outbreak is keeping many Mount Everest climbers away from a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest mountain.

Two climbers overcame blindness and age to scale the world’s tallest mountain today.