Nepal is raising the permit fees to climb Mount Everest from $11,000 to $15,000. Income from the fees is a key source of ...

K2 relatively attracts far fewer climbers than Everest due to reasons like dangerous weather conditions. China has strict regulations for climbing its high-altitude peaks, including Mount Everest ...

Last fee revision done in 2015 The last revision in the climbing fee was done in 2015, when the government moved away from a group ... the upcoming spring season, Everest climbers will be required ...

Nepal is home to many of the most glowing touring courses in the world. Among these, the Everest Base Camp trip, Annapurna ...

Ultimately, climbers can survive on the highest reaches of mountains including Mt. Everest. On Mt ... Such a journey comes with sacrifice. I was away from home, and my job, for over two months.

This courageous Brit has decided to set himself the challenge of traveling from France to Australia on his mountain bike.

On snow-covered battlefields like the Himalayas, the Army wants its junior leadership to become decision-makers at the ...

These vast chunks of rock are a staggering 1,000km tall, easily eclipsing the 8.8km height of Mount Everest in Nepal ... but they could date back as far as four billion years to the birth of ...

Climbing to the top of Mount Everest is at the top of any adventurer's bucket list - but research suggests it might not ...

Nepal’s selling point has grown increasingly blunt: A lack of a distinctive edge means it barely cuts a swath in today’s world order.

Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela explores life, love and death on Earth's second-tallest peak in the new season of Extreme.