A new regulation may ban independent climbers on all Nepal's 8,000m peaks, including Everest. As of this fall, everyone must ...

The cost of a permit to ascend Everest will soon hit as much as $15,000, but a veteran climber says the increase won't keep ...

Over the past century ambitious and brave mountaineers have sought the highest and most remote mountains in the world to explore and climb. Their expeditions, o ...

The death rate on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is about 1%. The number increases to 4% of those who summit, as most climbers perish on the descent. K2, known as the 'savage ...

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet this week, estimated between 6.8 and 7.1 magnitude. Its effects were devastating. Witnesses shared footage of rubble-strewn streets of a city in the Himalayas region ...

Altitude sickness has killed about 15 per cent of the 335 people who have died on Everest. By “pre-acclimatising”, and by ...

Nepal plans to raise Mount Everest climbing permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000, impacting climbers worldwide.

There are reports of more than 30 deaths from a magnitude 6.8 earthquake which has struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities in China.