Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mount Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit during the spring climbing season.

Snowfall across the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region has dropped to its lowest level in 23 years, putting nearly two billion ...

Lawmaker Al Carns and three ex-special forces pals want to summit the world's tallest mountain just four days after leaving ...

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 ...

The 2025 climbing season in the Himalayas has begun without controversy. Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate.

He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan mountaineering. During the spring climbing season, the lobby of the Aloft Hotel in the Thamel district of Kathmandu ...

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

he said.Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...