Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest ...

The plan, drafted by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, will run from 2025 to 2029 and keep Nepal's ...

Over the years, the authorities have removed a mountain pile of trash and the bodies of climbers on the world’s highest peak.

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7,000 meters. In a bold move aimed at improving safety ...

High above the clouds, where prayer flags snap in thin air, and climbers chase lifelong dreams, another, quieter legacy has ...

KATHMANDU- As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the ...

(CNN) — As the 2024 Himalayan mountaineering season gets underway, another high-altitude project is in the works: removing tons of trash from Mount Everest. According to the Nepali army, the Mountain ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing ...

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...

KATHMANDU – Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day. The event ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal's Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the ...