Nepal has sharply increased the climbing permit fees for Qomolangma, which is also known as Mount Everest in the West, and ...

Climbing Mt. Everest is an undeniably ambitious achievement. If this is an undertaking you wish to accomplish, here is our ...

The first-ever all-women’s winter expedition from Bangladesh to Nepal’s Himalayan Langtang region took place in December 2024. We spoke to the country’s female mountaineers to find out the challenges ...

Strong winds are always a problem in 8,000m climbing, but especially in winter, when they're even stronger. We review the ...

Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

Nepal has now made an announcement to ban solo expedition to all the mountains above 8000 meters. This applies to Mount ...

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its ...

KATHMANDU – Nepal has officially ended solo expeditions on Everest and other 8,000-metre peaks by amending its mountaineering regulations. The Sixth Amendment was implemented on Tuesday following its ...

Mount Vinson, Antarctica Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

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