Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...
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The End of an Era? New Regs May Ban Unsupported Climbers on Everest
A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...
Will Rising Costs and New Rules Deter Everest Climbers? Not Likely
Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...
Nepal Is Raising the Permit Fee to Climb Mount Everest
The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...
This Man Ran to the Top of Everest, Twice – with No Ropes, No Oxygen and No Sherpas
Jornet quite literally ran to the peak of Everest, back down again, and then repeated the feat. Why? Because he didn’t want ...
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Nepal bans solo expeditions on Everest and other 8000ers
Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations ...
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Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mt Everest, other 8000-metre peaks
The Nepal government has formally ended solo expeditions on Mt Everest and other mountain peaks above 8,000 metres by making ...
‘Helicopter tourists’ to Everest Base Camp skip Himalayan trek, leave sherpas grounded
The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...
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Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest ...