Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...

Nepal is set to tighten regulations for Mount Everest climbers with a new law requiring climbers to first summit a 7,000-meter ...

Nepal is taking another step to ensure that ascents of Everest (8,849 meters) do not seem like an excursion within the reach of anyone with a few wads of cash in their pocket. A ne ...

A Himalayan fungus that has been used for many years continues to influence modern cancer therapies * By transforming the ...

Nepal is a arrival where the skyline is penetrated by the most noteworthy peaks in the world and where experience calls with each stride. Two of Nepal's most famous treks - the Everest Base Camp trek ...

A man is set to take on a gruelling triathlon challenge only a year after finishing treatment for stage 3 stomach cancer.

The calendar turned to May yesterday, marking go-time for climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. After a long winter wait, ...