Everest is a huge, complex mountain of rock walls, ice and long ridges. The mountain itself straddles the border between ...

Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.

Nepal, with its vast mountain ranges, ancient trails, and timeless cultural richness, is a mecca for trekking enthusiasts.From quiet town ways to rough Himalayan passes, each path here tells a story.

It tells the story of the series of events that occurred on May 10 and 11, 1996, which led to eight climbers dying on Everest ...

Tyler Andrews, an endurance athlete, runs fast and climbs fast. In a matter of hours, Tyler will take off from Mt. Everest Base Camp and attempt the round-trip ...

In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for ...

Planning to climb Mount Everest? Nepal’s new proposal may restrict access to only experienced mountaineers who have scaled a 7,000-metre peak. Find out what this means for Everest hopefuls.

Nepal is planning to restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7,000 metres aimed at reducing deaths in the high-altitude zone, a media ...

Nepal is set to pass a law to grant permits to climb Mount Everest only to those who ... The Khumbu Icefall and Hillary Step zones are considered particularly dangerous and referred to as death ...