Sherpa Expedition and Trekking noted that trekkers in 2026 will continue to require key permits, including the Sagarmatha National Park Entry Permit and the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality ...

In a significant policy shift aimed at enhancing safety and reducing overcrowding, Nepal has announced plans to restrict access to Mount Everest to climbers with prior high-altitude experience. The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest mountain ...

There’s no summit bid without a 7,000 meter warm up. If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.

(CNN) — Ahead of the 2024 Mount Everest season, Nepal has announced a new requirement that all climbers must rent and use tracking chips on their journey. “Reputed companies were already using them ...

(CNN) — As the 2024 Himalayan mountaineering season gets underway, another high-altitude project is in the works: removing tons of trash from Mount Everest. According to the Nepali army, the Mountain ...

Nepal’s UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park, which includes the Everest region, has banned leisure helicopter rides in its vicinities. This ban, announced on December 11, has earned bouquets and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day. The ...

WHEN I told friends I was travelling to Nepal they looked at me with alarm. They thought I would be heading up Mt Everest, ...