As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

The cost of a permit to ascend Everest will soon hit as much as $15,000, but a veteran climber says the increase won't keep ...

The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules surrounding waste and clean-up programs ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Six people, including a pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday, officials said. A sherpa guide saved the life of a climber struggling on Mount Everest's ...

Acclimatiztion Climbing high requires physiological adjustment. Humans were not designed to live at altitudes pushing 8,000 meters – the Death Zone. But our bod ...

Starting in September, climbers hoping to summit the world's highest mountain will have to pay $15,000 during peak season, up ...

If climbers want to summit Mount Everest, they have to brave its "death ... "His leg was at a 90-degree angle," Burke said. Fortunately, a mountain rescue team was able to evacuate Webster to ...

The Nepali government has significantly increased climbing permit fees for Mount Everest or Mount Qomolangma, an official ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...