More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese officials, so finding human remains on the mountain is not exactly uncommon. However, the discovery of a frozen ...

At least 53 people are dead after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit a Tibetan region near Mount Everest ... with fears there are more victims trapped under the rubble.

(Liu Yousheng/Xinhua via AP) BEIJING — Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims ... from Mount Everest and the ...

The area around Mount Everest, about 75 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of the epicenter, was empty in the depth of winter when even some residents move away to escape the cold. The quake woke up ...

China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is ...