Aspiring to conquer the world’s highest peak? Nepal says not so fast – you’ll need a 7,000-metre climb in the country under ...

When open-to-all regime ends, a mountaineer must have summited a 7,000-metre peak before attempting the world's highest peak.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s ...

Think you can just show up and climb Everest? Not anymore! Nepal to require 7,000-metre summit for Everest permit approval. Here's what it means.

A total of 402 climbers from 53 countries have received permits to climb Mt Everest this spring, with Nepal’s Department of Tourism collecting Rs 684 million in royalties so far.

Sophia Bush's world was 'shattered' in 2015 when her Google executive ex and 'best friend' died in an Mount Everest avalanche ...

As Nepal moves to reform safety on Mt Everest, some of the peak's most respected guides question whether the new rules will ...

Earlier today, a huge serac collapsed in Everest's Khumbu Icefall. Luckily, no one was injured, but the shifting ice did ...

SOLUKHUMBU, April 24: Standing on the base of the world's tallest peak, Sagarmatha (Mt Everest), Qatari princess Asma Al ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

Most teams have now settled into Everest Base Camp on the South Side. On the North Side in Tibet, everything is ready for ...