“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local Sherpa communities. By cutting short visitors ...

Joy, pain and an uncomfortable truth at the heart of every climber’s story - IN FOCUS: It’s an extreme adventure playground ...

If you go to Base Camp in spring you see green carpets ... In the boom of the Everest industry, Sagarmatha is losing its identity and the indigenous communities are being erased from the very ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: A heart-pounding rescue unfolded in Solukhumbu on Thursday when Michael Heinrich, a 41-year-old German ...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Officials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Base San Diego issued base access advisories Friday, announcing heightened security measures at all ...

The autumn season (September-November) climbing fee has increased from $5,500 to $7,500. At the same time, the permit cost ...

On December 12, the local municipality and the Sagarmatha National Park, home to the 8,848.86-metre mountain, issued directives restricting choppers from flying over the park on Everest sightseeing ...

His tracker device confirmed that he did stop for a rest at Advanced Base Camp at 5,500m (18,000 ft ... its local names "Sagarmatha" in Nepali and "Chomolungma" in Tibetan, both translate ...

Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike for the world’s highest peak in ...