Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s ...

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for ...

Nepal is poised to enact a new law that could significantly restrict access to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, amid ...

New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.

Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...

In 2023 alone, Nepal issued 478 Everest permits, and at least 12 climbers ... be issued to climbers who can show proof of a successful summit of a 7,000-meter peak in Nepal. Additionally, both ...