In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a challenge that ...

In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest ... protocol that included inhaling xenon gas to help them adjust more rapidly.

A group of British climbers have sparked a fierce debate after they reached the summit of Mount Everest in less than a week, ...

Four British climbers made it from London to the peak in under five days after preparations that included inhaling xenon gas.

Our Everest reporter explains the biggest stories from the 2025 season: fewer fatalities than in 2024, a narrow weather ...

Within five days, they were atop Mount Everest, the 29,000-foot peak ... a new pre-acclimatization regime involving inhaling xenon gas—once used as an anesthetic but now more commonly found ...

Reaching the top of the world and returning to London within a week without so much as stopping for a coffee in Kathmandu ...

An unconventional trip up Mount Everest by British climbers has started a bit of a debate. The group managed to fly from London, summit Everest and return home in under a week by using xenon gas.

Satisfied with their full outer shells, noble gases are typically monatomic, indifferent to their peers. Despite their ...