While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...

Though not a seasoned hiker to begin with, the filmmaker became the first person to complete the world’s longest trail network.

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 ...

For anyone who has struggled to schedule a specialist appointment or sift through a mountain of insurance paperwork, the ...

Reaching heights of around 620 miles (1,000km) these continent-sized “islands” of rock dwarf anything else found on our ...

pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Fees for the less popular September-November season and the rarely climbed December-February season will also ...

NORTHBOROUGH ― In 1953 Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to scale Mount Everest, and Russian dictator Joseph Stalin died.

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google ... pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Fees for the less popular September-November season and ...

Per the new rules, every two climbers must hire a guide to scale 8,000-metre mountains. Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak ...

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit fee for climbing Mount Everest will increase by $4,000 in September. The ...