Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on ...

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...

Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...

Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations ...

Mount Vinson, Antarctica Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November ...

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its mountaineering regulations, according to the government publication, Nepal ...

Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, ...

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest permit, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain.

Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7 ... of his mountaineering achievements as a climbing guide. He’s also doing a little ...

Now, for the first time in nearly a decade, Nepal is raising its Mount Everest permit fees for foreign climbers, reports Reuters’ Gopal Sharma. The new rates will take effect starting in September.

It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...