As the Diplomat reports, leisure helicopter rides have been banned since January 1 in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park.

Nepal has sharply increased the climbing permit fees for Qomolangma, which is also known as Mount Everest in the West, and ...

Starting September 2025, Nepal will increase Mount Everest climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, reportedly marking the first price hike in nearly a decade. This change is expected to impact ...

Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal ... in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest, the world's ...

Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal, vast stretches ... over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha National Park, ...

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region ... rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal, vast stretches of which are often inaccessible by road.