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

Wang Lama Humla via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Starting in late 2025, the permit fee for climbing Mount Everest will increase by more than 36%, according to a private expedition group based in the Himalayas. Under the ...