Wang Lama Humla via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Any aspirations you may have about reaching the top of Mount Everest are going to cost you more. Nepal is planning to increase the cost of permit fees by 36%, according to a report from 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 in nearly a decade ...

German Mountaineer, Jost Kobusch experienced the Tibet earthquake that killed 120 people on Mount Everest, but that didn't stop him from reaching his goal. Jost Kobusch on Mount Everest during an ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Starting in late 2025, the permit fee for climbing Mount Everest will increase by more than 36%, according to a private expedition group based in the Himalayas. Under the ...

The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules surrounding waste and clean-up programs ...

The Kathmandu Post indicated that the new fee structure is just one of a slew of new rules on Mount Everest for 2025 and beyond. Some of the rules are ostensibly aimed at combating pollution ...

China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side of ...

Beijing: China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet ...

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.