An Austrian climber has died while descending Nepal's Ama Dablam after a successful summit, the country's tourism department said Monday. "It is learnt that he fell down while descending, and his body was found on the foot of the peak,

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.