A British expedition summited Everest in days while supplementing xenon. Is it the secret ingredient mountaineering has been ...

Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited ...

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

Xenon gas has been hypothesized to shorten that adaptation time, as well as improve performance high up on the mountain. In May, a British group with four special forces members, completed a ...

5 days to climb Everest. Xenon is a colourless and odourless gas found in very small amounts in the Earth's atmosphere and is known to have some anaesthetic properties and medical uses, like ...

A group of British climbers have sparked a fierce debate after they reached the summit of Mount Everest in less than a week, crediting xenon gas as their secret weapon to acclimatize much quicker to ...

Mr. Furtenbach, who has tried xenon gas on his own mountaineering trips since 2020, said that after the treatment, users experienced enhanced breathing and the sensation of more lung volume, and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal—Four men left London’s Heathrow Airport for Nepal on a May afternoon. Within five days, they were atop Mount Everest, the 29,000-foot peak where an ascent typically takes ...

Xenon is a noble gas discovered in the 1880s that for decades was used as an anesthetic. It has been shown to increase production of the protein erythropoietin (EPO), which is produced by the ...

“Xenon is an anesthetic gas, and it stimulates erythropoietin. That level of hormone then stimulates the bone marrow, which boosts red blood cells, which increases your oxygen-carrying capacity.

A renowned mountain guide revealed on Monday said that using xenon gas treatment and cutting-edge technology is not only expediting Mount Everest climbs but also minimizing environmental impact by ...