Climbing Mount Everest is widely considered one of the most difficult challenges a mountaineer can undertake. Its towering ...

After years of trying, this spring Ma Chunlin of China filmed the whole route from Advanced Base Camp to summit in a single, ...

Denmark’s Thor Pedersen spent nine years, nine months, and 16 days on the road, visiting 203 countries, never once taking ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the ...

Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest less than a week after leaving London, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak, in Nepal, Wednesday, May 21 ...

Heracleo ‘Leo’ Oracion – the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 17, 2006. Erwin ‘Pastor’ Emata – reached the summit a day later , on May 18, 2006.

Ang Dawa Sherpa summitted Mount Everest 10 times, then took on his next challenge: moving to a new country, learning a new language, and training for a new career. Sponsored by VSAC April 23, 2025 ...

Big in Asia Nepal seeks better grip on Mount Everest tourism. Industry waits to see impact on safety and sanitation from new rules. DEEPAK ADHIKARI. March 15, 2025 06:00 JST.

Beginning in September, Nepal plans to increase permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000 for the popular April-May season, Reuters reported.

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, officials ...

Mount Everest seen at sunset, as the peak’s height continues to grow at a rate of about two millimeters per year. Nir B. Gurung via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0. Mount Everest, the ...