British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was ...

Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that ...

A bird flies in the backdrop of Mount Everest as seen from Namche Bajar, 27 May, 2019 ...

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.

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...

Nepal is set to restrict Mount Everest access to climbers with prior experience on 7,000-meter peaks, addressing safety concerns and overcrowding. This policy shift follows a deadly 2023 season ...

Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7,000 meters. In a bold move aimed at improving safety and reducing the deadly traffic jams on Mount Everest, Nepal is drafting a new law ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is exploring restricting access to the summit. Nepal has drafted a law that would require climbers to have prior experience with hiking one of the ...

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