As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the Nepali government has introduced a five-year plan to keep the mountains clean.

Ahead of the 2024 Mount Everest season, Nepal has announced a new requirement that all climbers must rent and use tracking chips on their journey. “Reputed companies were already using them but now it ...

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7,000 meters. In a bold move aimed at improving safety ...

The issue has prompted calls for action from expedition leaders and experts, emphasizing the urgent need to address this environmental challenge. Mount Everest faces a significant feces problem, with ...

KATHMANDU – 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 Day. The event ...

How tall is Mount Everest? It varies with seismic activity and climate change. China and Nepal have remeasured the world's tallest mountain, and will announce their findings. You may think you know ...

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...

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 Day. The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal's Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the ...

A Norwegian climber tested positive for COVID-19 on Mount Everest in late April, and now China says it will be drawing a "separation line" to try to curb the spread of the virus from climbers going up ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new height of the world’s highest peak is ...

You may think you know the answer to this question - how tall is Mount Everest? Well, the answer may be changing. The world's tallest mountain stands on the border of China and Nepal. And there was an ...