As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

Now, for the first time in nearly a decade, Nepal is raising its Mount Everest permit fees for foreign climbers, reports Reuters’ Gopal Sharma. The new rates will take effect starting in September.

Nepal bans solo climbs on Mount Everest and all 8,000m peaks, enforcing stricter rules, higher fees, and eco-measures. Here’s ...

Nepal has imposed a ban on solo ascents of peaks over 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest. The new regulations were published in the official Nepal Gazette, Azernews reports.

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...

The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet. Nepal's new rules: Everest ...

After hiking the royalty to climb Mt. Everest, the Nepal government has issued revised mountaineering regulations, which ...

The Sixth amendment of the mountaineering regulation was released late by Nepal after which climbers were banned from solo expedition in all the 8000ers peaks.

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on ...