Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

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

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.

Authorities have announced a rise in the fee for climbing Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. The cost for mountaineers ...

Sandwiched between the rich Gangetic plains of India to the south and the majestic Himalayan Mountain chain along its borders with China to the north, Nepal holds a special place in South Asia. This ...

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

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

After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses ...

northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains ...

Relief teams in western China shifted their focus to resettling survivors after a search Wednesday for any remaining victims ...