If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s ...

As Nepal moves to reform safety on Mt Everest, some of the peak's most respected guides question whether the new rules will ...

One of the requirements for applying for an Everest climbing permit is to have experience climbing a peak at least 7,000 ...

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.

An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

Earlier today, a huge serac collapsed in Everest's Khumbu Icefall. Luckily, no one was injured, but the shifting ice did ...

No longer will just any climber with ambition and a permit be able to attempt the world’s highest peak—Mount Everest. A new ...

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

Nepal plans to restrict Everest expeditions to experienced climbers above 7,000 meters to reduce deaths and pollution.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's ...

New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...