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

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

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 ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

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 ...

Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the Himalayan ...