Mount Everest news

The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free one hour workout at 5.00pm CET/3.00pm GMT. The event has ... More

London's Science Museum says it has now completed its "Masterplan" transformation project, started in 2010, with the opening this weekend of 3,000sq m (9,842sq ft) ... More

Plans have been unveiled in China to build the world’s highest planetarium – set to open at the Tibet Museum of Natural Sciences in 2019. ... More

The Gym Group has partnered with The Movember Foundation, pledging to raise £50,000 towards men’s health. In a move which highlights the links between fitness ... More

Plans are underway for a mountaineering visitor centre at Mount Everest. The 100 million yuan (US$14.4m, €13.8m, £11.6m) centre is being built in Gangkar Township, ... More

Work in Tibet has started on a US$6.4m (€5.7m, £4.4m) museum about Mount Qomolangma – better known as Everest. Sitting at the base of Everest ... More

Zaha Hadid’s latest project – the final instalment of six mountain-top museums in Italy’s Dolomites curated by explorer Reinhold Messner – has welcomed its first ... More

Following the loss of culture and human life in the wake of the Nepal earthquake late last week, UNESCO is taking steps to asses and ... More

After overcoming several hurdles on its way to launch, it was somewhat fitting that LA ActiveLife leisure centre was opened recently by someone well-acquainted with ... More

Functional fitness specialist Jordan Fitness is supporting commercial airline pilot Daniel Hughes on a journey to the top of the world to raise funds for ... More

Fusion sports performance trainers Nathan Carter and Kelvin Turner recently led a team of 12 fitness enthusiasts to break the world record for climbing on ... More

A unique collection of documents, artefacts and photographs has been made available to the general public for the first time at the Royal Geographical Society ... More