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

Climbing Mt. Everest is an undeniably ambitious achievement. If this is an undertaking you wish to accomplish, here is our ...

Karl Egloff of Ecuador has run from Aconcagua Base Camp to the main and south summits and back in 8 hrs 49 min. He is ...

Introduction Nepal, home to eight of the arena’s 14 highest peaks, is a the accommodation of the glorified soul for trekkers ...

Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

Nepal has now made an announcement to ban solo expedition to all the mountains above 8000 meters. This applies to Mount ...

KATHMANDU – Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations. The Sixth Amendment was implemented on Tuesday following its ...

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its mountaineering regulations, according ...

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...

For those who can afford the $1,000 price tag, helicopters reduce the two-week long trek to Everest base camp to just a day -- depriving Nepalis along the overland route of a key source of revenue.