This helped fund school trips and enabled students to complete the Duke of Edinburgh award. Organiser Gary Dover said ...

Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...

South African entrepreneur Angela Yeung is preparing to embark on a remarkable Everest ascent to raise awareness and support ...

has formally ended solo expeditions on Mount Everest as well as other peaks above 8,000 meters. The changes, which kicked in on Tuesday, have made one mountain guide mandatory for two climbers.

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7 ... of his mountaineering achievements as a climbing guide. He’s also doing a little ...

Nepal has raised its fees for climbing the world’s highest peak by more than a third to US$15,000 (RM65,660), a government official announced recently. The Mount Everest fee hike marks a US$ ...

Eva Steinwald is training to climb Mount Everest this spring. If she makes it to the top, Steinwald will become the oldest American woman to summit Mount Everest and she will also have completed the ...

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest permit, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain.

Nepal has banned solo expeditions on Mount Everest and other peaks over 8000m. Stricter guidelines now require one mountain guide for every two climbers. Additionally, climbing fees have increased ...

Nepal just raised permit fees for climbing the world’s highest peak. Experts believe that climbers will still flock to the ...

In addition to these safety measures, the Nepalese authorities have also announced an increase in the cost of permits for climbing Mount Everest. Climbers who wish to attempt the ascent in the ...

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal. End of an Era: Solo Climbers No ...