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 ...

Image: The north face of Mount Everest, as seen from the Tibetan region of China. Pic: AP Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, said: "The royalty [permit fees] had ...

While Peter Hillary is one of the most celebrated adventurers on the planet in his own right, it was his father who set the ...

But they have also been used to give mountaineering teams and tourists a shortcut over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

Nepal is to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35 per cent, raising the cost of accessing the world’s tallest peak for the first time in nearly a decade ...

open image in gallery Bright yellow tents in Mount Everest Base Camp, Khumbu glacier and mountains, Sagarmatha national park, Nepal, Himalayas (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Nepal is often criticised ...

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 ...

Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade.

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 ...

They make Mount Everest look like an anthill. Scientists in the Netherlands have shed new light on two mountains that are taller than Mount Everest by hundreds of miles, suggesting that they’re ...