Tourism to Nepal grew by 13 per cent in 2024 - Tika Regmi /Getty Images Nepal is the mountains, and more than the mountains. The jagged peaks of the high Himalayas run along the north edge of this ...

For seasoned climbers, Nepal has always been the go-to spot. But here’s some exciting news: for the next two years, adventurers can attempt nearly 100 (97 to be precise) Himalayan peaks in Nepal ...

Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book “Into Thin Air” about the disastrous 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest ignited my interest in Nepal. The Himalayan country of about 30 million people isn’t on many ...

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Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp.

Aug. 12 (UPI) --Nepal will make climbing permits free for 97 of its Himalayan mountains, while also raising fees to summit Mount Everest. The government plans to offer free permits to peaks located in ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the team that first conquered Mount Everest, died Thursday at age 92 in Kathmandu, Nepal [1][2]. He was part of the historic 1953 British expedition that ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in a helicopter were searching on the world’s eighth-highest mountain Tuesday for a famed U.S. ski mountaineer a day after she fell off the mountain near the peak. Also ...

(CNN) — A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 — and that’s before you add in the price of airfare, gear and a guide. But Nepal, which has long sought to diversify ...