Climbers are searching for ways to climb the highest mountains in the world in shorter time periods, including the use of ...

The amateur mountaineers will pay over $150,000 per head to climb to the roof of the planet, given over to the promises of ...

For the mountaineers, climbing the peaks of Mount Everest is the piece de resistance of their careers. What a lot of people don't realize is that accomplishing ...

Lukas Furtenbach explains why using Xenon to help climb Everest in a week is a new tool but is really no different than ...

A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete their climb in a week by chemically boosting their acclimatization and performance using a new method. They will sip xenon gas just before ...

Of the 335 people who have died on the slopes of Everest, around 15 per cent were killed by altitude sickness. But Mr Furtenbach believes that inhaling small amounts of xenon gas could dodge these ...

Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate. The use of acclimatization methods to expedite expeditions lies at the c ...

A former Army officer is aiming to lead the fastest ever expedition to the summit of Mount Everest with the help ... than months with the help of Xenon - a gas sometimes used of rocket propellant ...

In a trial featuring a mouse model of Alzheimer's, scientists found that inhaling a mixture containing xenon gas helped reduce levels of brain atrophy and neuroinflammation.

Furtenbach charges $154,000 to climb Mt. Everest with him on Xenon gas. The gas itself costs $5,000 per person for a 30-minute session (Financial Times). While mountaineering does not fall under ...

who had caught wind of the way Furtenbach Adventure trains their clients for their ascent of Everest. His email suggested that at a low dosage, xenon gas would speed up the process of "pre ...

Of the 335 people who have died on the slopes of Everest, around 15 per cent were killed by altitude sickness. But Mr Furtenbach believes that inhaling small amounts of xenon gas could dodge these ...