The Nepal government has formally ended solo expeditions on Mt Everest and other mountain peaks above 8,000 metres by making one mountain guide mandatory for two climbers, according to revised ...
Nepal has mandated one mountain guide for every two climbers on peaks over 8,000 meters, like Mt Everest. The regulation aims to improve safety. Additionally, climbing royalties have increased, ...
Nepal has now made an announcement to ban solo expedition to all the mountains above 8000 meters. This applies to Mount ...
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 ...
A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...
Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...
The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...
As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...