Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

A team of specialists and modern technology and equipment maintain the building's structural integrity and safety.

Domestically, the corruption case could drag on for years, as they typically do in Nepal. For the Nepalis, the unfolding saga ...

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 visual report from World Visualised ranks the top seven countries most affected, with Mexico leading the list with an astonishing 1,971 earthquakes recorded throughout the year. Following closely ...

Most teams have now settled into Everest Base Camp on the South Side. On the North Side in Tibet, everything is ready for ...

When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, ...

Planes avoid flying over Tibet due to the mountainous terrain, which can lead to turbulence and make emergency descents ...

Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

The treacherous Khumbu Icefall has opened on Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet bo ...

In 1984, a team including Hristo Prodanov completed the only repeat of the demanding West Ridge Direct route. Prodanov ...

Nepal: A private airline plane operated by Sita Air, carrying 12 Indian nationals, made an emergency landing on Wednesday at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu after the crew ...