Three decades after the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Krakauer revisits the legacy of his emotionally jarring, definitive work ...

Jon Krakauer, 30 years after surviving Everest’s deadliest day, still worries about the climbing season. Everest’s season is ...

More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been almost 30 years since the 1996 storm on Mount Everest claimed the lives of eight people: guides Andrew Harris, Rob Hall, ...

Jon Krakauer has released a 30th anniversary edition of Into Thin Air, reflecting on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that claimed eight lives. He shares his enduring regret over joining the climb, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Everest has attracted thousands of adventure seekers over the years, but unfortunately, not all of them make it back home.

Dr Beck Weathers (C), who survived a Mount Everest expedition, Mount Everest guide Ang Phula Sherpa (L), and US mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears (R) attend the premiere of Universal Pictures ...

I was 14 years old when eight people lost their lives on Mount Everest in May 1996. At that point, school was probably out, and I was probably gearing up for a summer of sun and vegging in my hometown ...

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager has ...

Mount Everest holds a special aura for hardcore climbers and casual fans of the sport alike. Every year, the world’s highest peak attracts several hundred climbers who attempt to reach the top. But ...