Experience a breathtaking helicopter tour of Nepal, starting at sunrise from Kathmandu Airport around 6:20 am. This 5-hour ...

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints. Tons of trash ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain — towering 5.5 miles above sea level — and is actually still growing. While it and the rest of the Himalayas are continuing an ...

Everest reporter Ben Ayers is in Kathmandu for the start of the 2025 Everest season. Follow Ben as he treks from Lukla to Everest Base Camp, where he will report on-site throughout the climbing ...

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 ...

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.

In this file photo, Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen during the sunset on a clear day from Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2022. Navesh ...

FILE - Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita is garlanded at the Tribhuvan airport as he prepares to depart to ascend Mount Everest for the record 31st time, in Kathmandu, India, on April 20, 2025.

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.