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 ...

Jornet quite literally ran to the peak of Everest, back down again, and then repeated the feat. Why? Because he didn’t want ...

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...

The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...

“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local Sherpa communities. By cutting short visitors ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike for the world’s highest peak in ...

Vincent Sablich and Tamsin Hunt have won the second edition of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Climbing Competition held at ...

The government of Nepal is set to increase its climbing permit fees for Mount Everest to $15,000 while also introducing a ...

It’s an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering – but increasingly, there are distressing stories of ...