An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

The Nepal government drafted an Integrated Tourism Bill that states that any climber wanting to scale Mount Everest (28,029ft ...

The remains of Mount Everest climber Sandy Irvine from 1924 have finally been found over 100 years since the expedition took ...

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

Kami Rita, a renowned mountain guide, is set to embark on his 31st Mount Everest expedition, potentially reaching a record-breaking 32 ascents. He departed for the mountain to guide climbers during ...

Inspired, he reached out to the family of Tenzing Norgay—who famously summited Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary—and formed a partnership with the Tenzing family that remains at the heart of the ...

Rita departed Kathmandu on Sunday to lead a climbing expedition ... favourable. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

A commercial expedition is planning ... is an unnecessary gamble. When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made their first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, it took more than two months ...

Veteran Sherpa climber Kami Rita is preparing for a record-breaking ascent of Mount ... Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary ... But the time it takes for most to climb Mount Everest hasn't changed dramatically since that first ascent. Many expeditions still recommend allowing ...