KATHMANDU, Nepal — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a ...

Mount Everest stands at 8,848.86m (29,031.7ft) above sea level, as confirmed by a 2020 joint survey by Nepal and China, and the route includes deadly glacier travel, ice climbing, and fixed-rope ...

There is no official data, but Nepal's Department of Tourism estimates that on Mt. Everest alone, there is nearly 140,000 tons of waste. In 2019, the government launched an initiative led by the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest ...

Embarking on a journey so audacious it defies all norms of adventure and exploration, Göran Kropp, a Swedish mountaineer, didn’t just imagine it; he lived it. His story is not just about climbing the ...

The Nepal government banned solo trekking to Mt. Everest last spring as part of its aim to make the summit safer. The country also increased the cost of the permit for non-locals by 36% to $15,000.

Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest less than a week after leaving London, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world's highest peak, in Nepal, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

In 2023, 12 climbers were confirmed to have died on Everest, with an additional five still officially unaccounted for. Currently, the majority of those who try to climb the 8,849-meter (29,032 ...

Key Facts According to Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, the helicopter, operated by Manang Air, crashed in the Lamjura area, which is located around 40 miles from Mount Everest.

It was April 25, 2015, and I was in Chaurikharka, Nepal, a small village near the town of Lukla, about 40 miles south of Mount Everest.