Massive queues are forming on Mount Everest as hundreds attempt to scale the world's highest peak. Pictures showed climbers walking in a long line as they gear up to ascend to the nearly ...

Nepal’s proposed eligibility criteria for Everest climbing permits is likely to increase the cost of the expedition for ...

Nepal has issued a record 492 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said on Friday. "We have issued a historic high number of permits for Sagarmatha," Himal Gautam, spokesman for the ...

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Nepal is planning stricter rules for Mount Everest climbers, including a possible requirement to summit a 7,000-metre peak ...

Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade. Narayan ...

Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a renowned mountain guide said ...

When you walk into the Sherpa village of Pangboche, which is about ten miles from Mount Everest Base Camp, it feels like you’re stepping back in time. The town sits on a hillside at 12,000 feet above ...

On May 10, it will be 30 years since a squall swept across the upper reaches of Everest, killing eight climbers that night in what was then one of the deadliest mountaineering disasters of all time.