Two climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest died on the way down from apparent altitude sickness, according to reports. Eric Arnold, whose Twitter account said he was from Rotterdam, reached the summit on his fifth attempt. He was in a group of more than 40 climbers who reached the 29,035-foot summit on Friday....
A Marine Corps veteran who lost his leg in Iraq reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday to become the first combat amputee to conquer the world's highest mountain. Thomas Charles "Charlie" Linville, who served as a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps, told USA TODAY before his expedition began that reaching...