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 ...
Kathmandu: Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost ...
The climber took a moment to recount living through his second earthquake on Mount Everest. "At first I thought a serac [a large block of ice from a glacier] had fallen off next to me," Kobusch ...
Scientists uncover colossal mountains 100x taller than Everest hidden 1,200 miles beneath Earth's surface, reshaping our ...
FILE PHOTO - International trekkers pass through a glacier at the Mount Everest base camp, Nepal. Source: AAP / PRAKASH ...
According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...
Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.Video above: 5,000-year-old viruses frozen in time coming out of melting Tibetan glaciers Rescue workers climbed mounds of ...
From Union Glacier, climbers are transported by ski ... having reached the summit of Mt. Everest 14 times – most recently last spring. He has also reached the summits of K2, Lhotse, Nuptse ...