But environmental activists are using the occasion to call attention to the tons and tons of garbage — and human excrement — that have been left on Mt. Everest's slopes in the decades since ...

More than 340 people have died trying to climb Mount Everest, according to Nepalese officials, so finding human remains on the mountain is not exactly uncommon. However, the discovery of a frozen ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade.

But they have also been used to give mountaineering teams and tourists a shortcut over challenging terrain in the Sagarmatha National Park, home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...

Located primarily in Nepal, the Himalaya boast 8 of the world's tallest mountains, including the roof of the world--the famous Mt. Everest. Spring in Nepal is abuzz with climbers and mountaineers ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time ...