Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest permit, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain.

It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...

Westbound Peña Boulevard has reopened after it was closed at its intersection with Green Valley Ranch Boulevard for a ...

the Everest region sees about 15 helicopter flights per day in the winter and up to 60 per day during peak tourist season.

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% ... pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Fees for the less popular ...

A permit to climb the 8,849-metre (29,032ft) Everest will now cost $15,000 (£ ... of revenue and employment in Nepal Credit: Lakpa Sherpa/AFP The new rate will come into effect from September ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...

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Buoyed by tales of Everest legends – George Mallory, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sherpa Tenzing, and their pioneering Nepali porters – I decide to double my load and carry a lagging team member’s ...