The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules surrounding waste and clean-up programs ...

In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal ...

Reaching the summit of Mount Everest was once considered mountaineering's most daring feat. But now, a group of climbers plan to completely conquer the world's tallest mountain in less time than ...

Everest. On Mt. Everest, conventional acclimatizing can take up to two months while climbing up and down the mountain. Sherpas on Top of Mount Everest / John Waechter Impatient mountaineers have ...

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.

It will now cost more than £12,000 to scale world’s tallest peak in first price rise in nearly a decade Climbers who want to scale Mount Everest are facing a steep hike in permit fees ...

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

This fall permit prices will go from $5,500 to $7,500, and in the spring of 2026 permit prices will rise from $11,000 to $15,000 per person on Mount Everest. The spring climbing season attracts ...