Mongabay contributor Shashwat Pant investigated how an uptick in helicopter tourism at Mount Everest — known locally as Sagarmatha — is impacting Sherpa communities and the ecosystem of the Himalayan ...

Department Director Liladhar Awasthi said permits were issued for expeditions to 29 peaks, including Everest. These include ...

Climbers from the Seven Summit Treks and Imagine Nepal team have successfully reached the summit of Annapurna I (8,091 metres ...

Spring is go time for climbers who hope to summit Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak above sea level. Hundreds of mountaineers from around the world travel to Asia in April and May, headed for ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Mount Everest is littered with an estimated 50 metric tons of waste, and each climber generates an average of 8 kilograms more. The Nepalese government spends $7.5 ...

Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections of the world’s tallest peak. When the main ...

With the 2025 climbing season set to start soon, preparations are in full swing to smoothly manage expeditions on various mountains, including Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak. A rope fixing ...

The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot meal or two. By Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal Bhadra Sharma reported ...