Most people are celebrating Saint Patrick's Day this weekend, but one area high school is already looking ahead to next ...

This is the first rock a climber touches on the route up Everest. It becomes very obvious when one has reached this point in the climb—one's crampons hit hard rock. The top of the yellow band is ...

The upper gray band, forming the true top of the First Step ... the summit ridge leads up to the highest point of Everest. The ridge is not steep, but is exposed, with a 10,000-foot-drop on ...