Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest ...
Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...
When the iconic American television show went on a 10-day trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp, the team knew they were in for ...
Over the years, the authorities have removed a mountain pile of trash and the bodies of climbers on the world’s highest peak.
Jon Gangdal blends personal reflection with history to highlight the courage and daily struggles of Nepal’s Sherpas.
Everest today is a booming, multi-million-dollar, high-altitude industry. Guided climbs fetch six-figure sums and Base Camp, ...
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has formally proposed cooperation with the Government of South Korea to strengthen ...
The plan, drafted by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, will run from 2025 to 2029 and keep Nepal's mountains clean while making climbing safer.
In 1953, when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, they could hardly have imagined that within just four ...
KATHMANDU – Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that first conquered Mount Everest, passed away at the age of 89. He died early on October 17 at his home in Kathmandu ...
With Nepal's new action plan, along with community responsibility and traveller accountability, every climb should aim to preserve the cleanliness, beauty and natural ecosystem of the Himalayas.