The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known ...

An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said on Tuesday (May 6), the second death in the Himalayan ...

Climbing teams are progressing on Mt. Everest as the spring climbing season in the Himalayas takes shape. At 29,029 feet, the highest mountain in the world endu ...

Nepal's Sherpa community has made an unmatched contribution to Himalayan mountaineering since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa successfully climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. There is ...

Nepal is planning to restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7 ...

Climbers hoping to scale the world's tallest mountain may need to climb another 7,000m+ peak in Nepal to receive a permit ...

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Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mount Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 29,032ft summit during the spring ... An airport official and friend takes a selfie ...

Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mount Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 29,032ft summit ... a selfie with renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita ...