Reaching the summit of Mount Everest was ... Would-be climbers sleep in hypoxic tents - sealed chambers which suck out the oxygen to simulate oxygen or work out in air-restricting masks.

The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules surrounding waste and clean-up programs ...

Now, for the first time in nearly a decade, Nepal is raising its Mount Everest permit fees for foreign climbers, reports Reuters’ Gopal Sharma. The new rates will take effect starting in September.

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

Guides believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain. If the fee structure is made official, it will mark the first time that Nepal has raised the price to ascend Everest since 2015.

Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade. Narayan Prasad Regmi, the director-general of Nepal's tourism department, told ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...

It will now cost more than £12,000 to scale world’s tallest peak in first price rise in nearly a decade Climbers who want to scale Mount Everest are facing a steep hike in permit fees ...

This fall permit prices will go from $5,500 to $7,500, and in the spring of 2026 permit prices will rise from $11,000 to $15,000 per person on Mount Everest. The spring climbing season attracts ...