Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its mountaineering regulations, according to the government publication, Nepal ...

"There remains an ever-increasing interest by 'climbers' from across the globe to attempt to summit the highest mountain in the world." Meyer, who compares the costs of climbing Everest to "buying ...

although it's thought it will fund initiatives to enhance mountain safety and improve environmental conservation. For Everest summit hopefuls the royalty fee is only the start of the overall cost ...

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 ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

Sherpas on the Summit of Mount Everest / John Waechter Such new regulations further dampen the romance and purity of climbing, a time when mountaineers went to big mountains, assessed the risks ...

BEIJING--A Chinese government-backed team plans to summit Mount Everest this week at a time when the world's tallest peak has been closed to commercial climbers. Bad weather forced the team ...

Rainier and has reached the top of Mt. Everest 14 times. As Expedition Leader, he has personally led 80+ climbers to the summit of Mt. Everest since 2009, more than any other guide. In 2011 ...