This spring, 402 climbers from 53 countries, including 74 women, have received permission from Nepal's Department of Tourism ...

An Austrian climber has died while descending Nepal's Ama Dablam after a successful summit, the country's tourism department ...

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd ...

In 2015, a 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 and injuring thousands. The earthquake resulted in losses exceeding ...

As Nepal moves to reform safety on Mt Everest, some of the peak's most respected guides question whether the new rules will ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

he said. Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...

The trials have already started with Airlift Nepal's first clean-up drive, involving a drone being used to bring down about ...

Ang Dawa Sherpa nearly perished on his first Everest climb because he wasn’t prepared; then he went to school in Nepal for a mountain guide degree. After moving to the US, he wasn’t surprised to find ...

A woman with incurable breast cancer is preparing to travel to the Himalayas to take part in the world's highest marathon.