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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.

Nepal makes RECCO reflector mandatory for climbers

Nepal has stepped up rescue and retrieval operations in the mountains as dead bodies pile up on crevasses and slopes raising concerns from climbers and environmentalists.

All avalanche survivors evacuated; Hilaree’s search on the mountain called off for the day

Rescue mission in Manaslu evacuated all avalanche survivors while Hilaree Nelson is still missing

Rescue operation for Pakistani climbers called off for the day

Rescue helicopter returned to Gilgit-Baltistan at 5pm after two failed attempts to reach stranded Pakistani climbers Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali at Nanga Parbat, search operation will continue tomorrow.
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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.