Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

They approached from the South Col (Southeast Ridge), a path that ultimately ... an auspicious journey as the two departed for Mt. Everest's summit to make history. He lamented on the crowds ...

Alan Arnette, an Everest summiteer and a well-respected chronicler of the mountain, suggests that from his research the ...

Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations ...

Nepal has announced a 36% hike in Mount Everest climbing permit fees, raising the cost from $11,000 to $15,000 for the first ...

All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike for the world’s highest peak in nearly a decade. The permit fee will jump by 36%, rising from $11,000 to ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...

Nepal has raised the permit fee for climbing Mount Everest by 35%, making it more expensive for mountaineers to summit the world’s tallest peak. The new fee, set to take effect in September, aims to ...