Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

Nepal's government said on Tuesday it has a “duty to protect” the Himalayas from the risks presented by climate change and ...

Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...

Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita, also known as "Everest Man", has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for ...

Sandro Gromen/Associated Press Supported by By Jonathan Wolfe and Bhadra Sharma Jonathan Wolfe reported from London, and Bhadra Sharma from Kathmandu, Nepal. Climbing Mount Everest typically takes ...

They make practice runs to the lower camps on Everest before beginning their final attempt on the peak. Nepal’s government last year funded a team of soldiers and Sherpas to remove 11 tonnes of ...

Kathmandu marked International Everest Day with climbers and guides. The event celebrated Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic climb. Nepal recognizes the mountaineering community's ...

They make practice runs to the lower camps on Everest before beginning their final attempt on the peak. Nepal’s government last year funded a team of soldiers and Sherpas to remove 11 tons ...

Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in ...

The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay. Nepal's minister for ...