Nepal has banned solo expeditions to all the mountains above 8,000 metres inside the country, including the world's tallest Mount Everest or Mount Qomolangma, an official said on Wednesday. The ...

Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations ...

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on ...

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 ...

The Everest Base Camp trek offers a bucket-list adventure for trekkers worldwide, with costs varying significantly based on ...

Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal ...

At least seven people were killed and at least 10 were injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela holy festival in northern ...

Here in Part II, we break down what it takes to do Nepal's 1,750km Great Himalayan Trail, both guided and unguided.

Chinese module maker Aiko Solar has built a 150 kW off-grid solar carport at about a 4,300-meter elevation on Mount Everest.

Nepal just raised permit fees for climbing the world’s highest peak. Experts believe that climbers will still flock to the ...