An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

Experts have pinned the high death toll of climbers tackling Everest on overcrowding. Eight died last year, at least 12 ...

Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...

Nepal plans to implement new restrictions on climbers aiming to summit Mt. Everest. Mountaineers must now have experience ...

Nepal plans to restrict Mount Everest expeditions to experienced climbers, allowing only those who've summited a peak above 7 ...

New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks ...

According to the draft of a new law registered in the Assembly, climbers will be required to have successfully scaled at least one 7,000-metre mountain in Nepal ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, a sweeping change is on the horizon which will dramatically change who can step foot on the mountain in the ...

The remains of an explorer from 1924 who went missing while climbing Mount Everest were eventually found through a recent National Geographic expedition, putting to bed a 100-year mystery about his ...

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

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

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