The writer became an aid worker for Mount Everest climbers during the devastating disaster. A decade later, he explores how ...

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...

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 ...

According to the draft of a new law registered in the Assembly, climbers will be required to have successfully scaled at ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, a sweeping change is on the horizon which will dramatically change who can step foot on the mountain in the ...

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

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

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.

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 ...