Nepal has implemented new regulations requiring one mountain guide for every two climbers on peaks above 8,000 meters, ...
Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal ...
Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal ... home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
The national territory of Nepal earns recognition as "The Roof of the World" among trekking fanatics. The Everest Base Camp ...
The revised regulations require a high-altitude support staff or mountain guide to be assigned for every two climbers for peaks above 8,000 metres, including the 8,849 metres tall Mt Everest The ...
Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region ... rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal, vast stretches of which are often inaccessible by road.
The Nepal government has formally ended solo expeditions on Mt Everest and other mountain peaks above 8,000 metres by making one mountain guide mandatory for every two climbers, according to ...