Over the Khumbu Icefall crevice on Mount Everest, this adventurer set up a double ladder so that he could cross the nearly 90 ...

New rules from the Nepali government not only increase fees for Everest climbers — they may also require a guide for anyone ...

Nepal is home to many of the most glowing touring courses in the world. Among these, the Everest Base Camp trip, Annapurna ...

A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...

The standard route wouldn't pose many climbing challenges, while Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall.

While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the ...

To avoid numerous laps through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall, some climbers are turning to technology. Endurance athletes have utilized ‘hypoxic tents’ for years to improve performance.

The 64-year-old Sherpa died at 12.15 am today while under treatment at local Grande Hospital, said Phunuru Sherpa, the Ward Chair of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality-1. Chungba had been ...

Sherpa breathed his last at 12:15am while undergoing treatment at the Kathmandu-based Grande Hospital. A resident of ward 1 of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu, Sherpa, had been ...

Climbers on Mt. Everest become trapped at Camp 1 after avalanches destroy the route through the Khumbu Icefall, often considered one of the most dangerous parts of the mountain. The capital of ...