Dozens of people gathered out on the frozen waters of Stillwater Lake near Mount Pocono for Camp Minsi's annual Winter Fun Fest. The 314-acre lake is covered in 10 inches of ice, which allows for ...

For those who can afford the $1,000 price tag, helicopters reduce the two-week long trek to Everest base camp to just a day -- depriving Nepalis along the overland route of a key source of revenue.

The Everest Base Camp (EBC) and the Manaslu Circuit represent two leading trekking wonders that dominate Nepal's extensive adventure selection. The adventure through Nepal delivers breathtaking ...

One guide can manage a maximum of two climbers on Everest. Currently it's unclear whether Western guides will qualify in the rule or whether all climbers will need to use a sherpa. Climbers were ...

On February 8, 2024, the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, the local governing body that oversees at Nepal’s Everest Base Camp, passed laws requiring climbers to remove their own feces ...

Global re/insurer Everest Group, Ltd. has revealed that it expects to record full year 2024 net income of between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, despite total reserve strengthening across the business ...

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced preliminary financial ...

A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz It was 80 years ago that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Sherpa Team at Camp 2 - Mount Everest / John Waechter Hillary's team consisted of 35 climbers, all responsible for different tasks. One of those team members, Kanchha Sherpa, now 91 years old ...

The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet. Nepal's new rules: Everest ...