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

When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali ...

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

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

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 ...

Helicopter operations in the Everest region, including Sagarmatha National Park, have been obstructed and remain suspended ...

Time to lace up those hiking boots and get ready for your next adventure find your pick from the best hiking trails around ...

The airline operators have currently halted all helicopter operations in the Everest region, citing safety concerns, after Khumbu residents erected flag barriers across helipads in protest and warned ...

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 ...

In the last few days, prayer flags on poles have kept helicopters from landing in the Khumbu Valley near Everest. But the protests will likely blow over.

But they have also been increasingly used to airlift mountaineering teams and tourists over the challenging terrains in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest. For those who can afford ...