I think that Everest needs a rest for a few seasons." New rule at Mt. Everest sparks major controversy: 'I felt my government ...

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

translated as, “Mother, the journey of marriage has killed me”—were the heart-wrenching, agonising screams of Chioma Nwana, echoing through the night after her husband, Nwana, doused her ...

When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Everest, his memories take him back to the gentle hum of daily ...

The extraordinary, near-total takeover of the Everest guiding industry by Sherpas (a “Sherpa” being not, as many believe, a profession, but a member of an ethnic group) is a major subject of ...

Mount Everest's Sherpas are considering a climbing boycott following the deadliest avalanche in the mountain's history. Several Sherpas have already quit, while others are still mulling over a boycott ...

Sherpas on the Summit of Mount Everest / John Waechter Such new regulations further dampen the romance and purity of climbing, a time when mountaineers went to big mountains, assessed the risks ...

In the latest episode of the podcast, the Catalan mountain runner and all-around superhuman shares the story of how in May 2017, he did the unthinkable: he summited Mount Everest. Twice.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% ... pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Fees for the less popular ...

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 ...

However, the victim, who was identified as Chioma Nwana, died on Wednesday at a nearby hospital, where she was rushed to, as a result of the burns she sustained during the incident. A source revealed ...