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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.

Ice fall doctors grapple with increased climate induced risks in Everest

Ang Sarki Sherpa, who has been working as icefall doctor for two decades, has witnessed the changes of climate change in Everest. Route opening through the mountain is becoming increasingly dangerous; this time they succeeded only in the third attempt.

Everest 2022: Icefall doctors clear route up to Camp II

Expedition agencies have started to roll out the red carpets for climbers at the base camp to make the spring expedition of 2022 a success. Climbers are on their way to Everest base camp whereas some climbers are set for summit push in eight thousanders.
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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.