In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

KC had to return from South Col while attempting to summit Mt Sagarmatha because of a shortage of oxygen canisters. Earlier, the government of Nepal had banned people with disabilities from climbing ...

Mount Everest expedition regulations: The Nepal government, in its revised mountaineering regulations, has formally ended solo expeditions on Mount Everest as well as other peaks above 8,000 meters.

The Sixth amendment of the mountaineering regulation was released late by Nepal after which climbers were banned from solo expedition in all the 8000ers peaks. Nepal has officially banned solo ...

By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions on Mt. Everest and other peaks above 8,000 meters under a new mountaineering regulation. As per the amendment, climbers must have a mountain guide, with a ...

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 ...

Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its mountaineering regulations, according to the ...

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 ...

Nepal has raised its fees for climbing the world’s highest peak by more than a third to US$15,000 (RM65,660), a government official announced recently. The Mount Everest fee hike marks a US$ ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived in Nepal on Tuesday morning for their ... visitor's book in front of an impressive canvas of Mount Everest. Turning to point to the image, Sophie said ...

Kathmandu: Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain, the tourism chief said Tuesday.