Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s ...

An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said on Tuesday, the second death in the Himalayan nation's ...

New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...

In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25, 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people as it destroyed homes and heritage sites ...

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.

Berhampur: A 30-year-old software engineer from silk city recently scaled the 6,476 m high Mount Mera in Nepal.

This is the second death in Nepal's climbing season that began in March. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nepal, which is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking and tourism for foreign exchange, has faced criticism for permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to ascend the ...