Mount Everest has been marketed for years as the ultimate adventure, yet the world’s highest peak has also become a symbol of ...

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Couples Cecilia Lundberg and Kyle Morton, and Dayna Champion and Zac Rub, got engaged on Dec. 13 at Everest Base Camp in ...

Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they ...

Kathmandu will host the second edition of the Everest Summiteers Summit on May 27, 2026, with organisers placing strong ...

Nepal is set to discontinue its long-standing waste deposit scheme for Mount Everest climbers, which required a $4,000 ...

KATHMANDU- As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the Nepal government has introduced a five-year plan to keep the mountains clean ...

Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...

Unpacking the Local Impact of China’s Mega-Projects on Kyrgyzstan’s Regions Nepal’s UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park, which includes the Everest region, has banned leisure helicopter rides in ...

Expedition Operators Association Nepal also confirmed that the team from 8K Expeditions successfully opened a climbing route to the summit point on Mt Everest. Lakpa Sherpa, Managing Director and ...

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.