Only Everest and Lhotse -- five hours away on foot from Ama Dablam's Base Camp -- have more. Ama Dablam is one of the world's most beautiful mountains. Photo: Shutterstock ...

Sherpa, “a premier guide” at the company, had reached the peak of Everest twice, in addition to scaling K2, Ama Dablam and a number of other notable 6,000-meter (19,600-foot) peaks, 8K ...

Nima Rinji Sherpa, Simone Moro, and Oswald Pereira are on their way to the summit of Ama Dablam to acclimatize for winter Manaslu. After a bad-weather delay, the climbers reached Camp 1 at 5,700m ...

If you crave the thrill of trekking through rugged terrain, navigating narrow trails etched into steep cliffs, breathing in ...

Hornegger had been climbing the 6,812-metre (22,349-foot) Ama Dablam with his daughter and son-in-law through a local agency, officials said. His body has been taken to the capital Kathmandu.

Those wanting to climb Mount Everest would have to provide evidence of having climbed at least one 7,000-meter (22,965 ft.) mountain in Nepal.

Since Mt. Everest was first conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, an insatiable desire among adventurers to climb the world’s highest peaks has skyrocketed.

He said summiting Ama Dablam was a feat that was phenomenal and unlike anything he has ever experienced. Cotner could see several of the world’s tallest peaks from the summit, including Mt. Everest.

7News Anchor Scott Thuman takes us on a journey through the Himalayas to see the great Mount Everest. (Scott Thuman, 7News) Meanwhile, the lessons were plentiful.

BOISE, Idaho — Taking it one step at a time – that’s local climber Dan Cotner’s motto. The slogan was especially true for his month-long expedition to summit Ama Dablam – a 22,349 foot ...