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Nepal announces a hike in climbing fee for 8,000ers

Nepal has raised the climbing permit fee for all its 8,000ers by 36-40 percent. As a result, the new permit fee for climbing Mount Everest during the spring season has increased to $15,000 up from $11,000 per person.

Community participation to protect the rare elongated tortoise

Nepal has an opportunity to use community-driven conservation to protect the critically endangered elongated tortoise, which can be key to saving this species from extinction.

Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest female climber to complete 14 peaks

French climber Alasdair Scot Mckenzie, 20, Pakistani Shehroze Kashif, 22, and British Adriana Brownlee, 23, are the youngest of the batch of 13 climbers who completed 14-peak challenge on Wednesday.

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa becomes first Nepali woman to complete all 14 peaks

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, who scaled Everest at the age of 21, became the first woman to become the IFMGA certified guide, and now the first Nepali female climber to complete all 14 peaks.

Kenyan climber dies near Everest summit, his guide still missing

Kenyan climber Kirue Joshua Cheruiyot has been found dead between the summit and the Hilary Step, while his Nawang Sherpa is still missing.

Two missing Mongolian climbers feared dead on Mount Everest

A British climber and his Sherpa guide, who summited Mount Everest on Wednesday morning amid bad weather, have reported seeing unidentified bodies below the south summit at an altitude of 8740 meters.

Icefall doctors, rope fixers feted for Everest route

Despite early delays and doubts over the season's success, Sherpas in the route-fixing team ensured that the summit push occurred within a similar weather window as the last year.

British climber sets a new record scaling Everest 18 times

Kenton Cool is one the most successful climbers, who is the first person to complete Everest triple crown in one push without returning to the base camp.

Kami Rita Sherpa summits Everest for 29th time

Kami Rita Sherpa has set a world record breaking his own world record for the most summit of the world's highest peak.

Ukrainian Valentyn becomes season’s first non-Sherpa climber to scale Everest from Nepal side

Ukrainian climber Valentyn Sypavin, who was assisted by legendary Nepali climber Sanu Sherpa, reached the summit of Mount Everest at 4 am on Saturday, few hours after the rope fixing team laid the ropes to the summit.

Rope fixing team hopes to open route up to Everest summit by mid-May

Seven seasoned Sherpa climbers have been deployed to fix the rope to the summit of Mount Everest, which serves as a lifeline for climbers to summit and descend back safely.

Everest Expedition starts on shaky ground with unstable Khumbu icefall

High altitude workers are advised to avoid carrying heavy weight while passing through Khumbu icefall as the snow in the section is not yet fully stable. 
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Nepal announces a hike in climbing fee for 8,000ers

Nepal has raised the climbing permit fee for all its 8,000ers by 36-40 percent. As a result, the new permit fee for climbing Mount Everest during the spring season has increased to $15,000 up from $11,000 per person.

Community participation to protect the rare elongated tortoise

Nepal has an opportunity to use community-driven conservation to protect the critically endangered elongated tortoise, which can be key to saving this species from extinction.

Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest female climber to complete 14 peaks

French climber Alasdair Scot Mckenzie, 20, Pakistani Shehroze Kashif, 22, and British Adriana Brownlee, 23, are the youngest of the batch of 13 climbers who completed 14-peak challenge on Wednesday.