Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...

Our reporter explains the work done by rope-fixing teams to open the route to the top. Plus, one climber’s global triathlon ...

A now-iconic photo by climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja, taken on May 22, 2019, shows a line of hundreds snaking up the narrow ...

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

In 2023, Nepal welcomed over 150,000 high-altitude trekking ... Polish mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz was the third woman and first from Europe to summit Everest. When asked in 1979 by high-altitude ...

Now back at base camp, the Boukas are undergoing a crucial recovery phase from May 8 to 11, before targeting a summit attempt within a favorable weather window expected between mid-May and the end of ...

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

The Everest climbing season officially began on Friday after a team of rope-fixing climbers reached the summit of the world's ...

The current record is 478 foreigners with permits in 2023. Outfitters expect close ... Now, at 59, he intends to become the oldest climber to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen.

Mount Everest climbs hit record highs 70 years after the first ascent, raising concerns over overcrowding, safety and environmental impact.

The calendar turned to May yesterday, marking go-time for climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. After a long winter wait, ...

Nepal is tightening access to Mount Everest by requiring climbers to summit a 7 000-metre mountain first, aiming to improve ...