Besides the unpleasant aesthetics of a trash-covered mountain, there are real dangers in how climbers are currently using ...

Belarusian skysurfer Olga Naumova smashed the record for highest skysurfing jump in a jump above Mount Everest.

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Nepal is also tightening regulations on gear. Expedition teams must now inventory every item, from ladders to prayer flags.

Climbing Mount Everest is a costly endeavor, with standard guided expeditions ranging from USD 35,000 to USD 75,000, ...

Couples Cecilia Lundberg and Kyle Morton, and Dayna Champion and Zac Rub, got engaged on Dec. 13 at Everest Base Camp in ...

Daragh Cronin is hoping his mammoth journey will raise 30,000 euro for children’s wards at Cork University Hospital (CUH). Mr ...

Daragh Cronin is hoping to raise a massive €30,000 in aid of children’s wards at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as he is ...

Authorities also plan to set up waste collection and sorting points at base camps and higher camps, strengthen monitoring ...

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

Nepal has announced it is scrapping a program that encourages climbers to retrieve garbage from Mount Everest, calling it a “failure." In its place, officials have proposed a revised initiative that ...

Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they ...