Tibet was rocked by a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake in a region near the world-famous Mount Everest on Tuesday morning - with at least 95 people killed. The US Geological Survey said the ...

While there are many discovered and named climbing routes on Everest, two routes are most commonly climbed: The South Col route starting from Nepal, and the Northeast Ridge Standard, or The North ...

What ultimately formed Mt. Everest, about 60 million years ago ... its inexorable collision with southern Asia, including Tibet. The heavy ocean floor north of India acted like a giant anchor ...