An alleged $20 million insurance scam on Mount Everest saw climbers subjected to staged rescues and admitted to hospitals ...

Insurance companies are being scammed out of money by fraudulent rescue schemes in the nation of Nepal, according to a report ...

Authorities say guides would fake emergencies to bill international insurance for helicopter rescues and treatment.

Nepal’s authorities have uncovered an alleged fraud operation centered around expeditions to Mount Everest, where foreign ...

You may have read a crazy headline or two about allegations of insurance fraud, false helicopter rescues, and (gasp) ...

The scam is believed to have affected approximately 4,782 international climbers between 2022 and 2025, with police ...

Climbers braving the world's tallest peak were allegedly encouraged to take pricey helicopter rides down the mountain after ...

Mount Everest guides have allegedly been secretly lacing tourists’ food to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a $29 ...

Climbing season is here on the world’s highest peak, and there’s already controversy, new technology, and historic adventures ...

Kathmandu Police recently reopened old files related to a multi-million dollar insurance fraud allegedly committed by Mount Everest guides. In 2018, the Nepalese government uncovered a widespread ...

Rescues and medical emergencies are commonplace on Mount Everest. In October of last year, more than 350 climbers were ...

Shauna Burke climbed the Lobuche Peak in Nepal to acclimatise before taking on the Everest Marathon [Shaunna Burke] An ...