As the Diplomat reports, leisure helicopter rides have been banned since January 1 in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park.

By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...

The first-ever all-women’s winter expedition from Bangladesh to Nepal’s Himalayan Langtang region took place in December 2024. We spoke to the country’s female mountaineers to find out the challenges ...

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

Contributed photo BAYFIELD, Wis. — The Wausau/D.C. Everest ski team delivered a dominant performance at the 2025 Northern Conference #4 race at Mt. Ashwabay, securing top finishes in Slalom, Giant ...

But they have also been used to give mountaineering teams and tourists a shortcut over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

Conquer the Summit of Mount Everest Reaching the peak of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, is on the bucket list of many adventure enthusiasts. Standing tall at 29,029 feet above sea level, ...

Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific Ocean, a groundbreaking research, published in the ...

Regmi did not say what the extra revenue would be used for. Hundreds of climbers try to scale Mount Everest and several other Himalayan peaks every year. Nepal is often criticised by ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...