Nepal announces it’s opening 97 peaks in Karnali and Sudurpaschim to international climbers for free as it hopes to diversify ...

Nepal will make 97 of its Himalayan mountains free to climb for the next two years in a bid to boost tourism in some of its ...

Nepal has opened 97 previously restricted peaks, allowing adventurers to explore untouched regions away from the crowds of ...

Ben Ayers, co-founder at Rainshadow Films brought sport broadcasting techniques to the world’s highest peak ...

Permit fees to summit Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, during peak season will rise to US$15,000 in September - the ...

Nepal is to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35 per cent, raising the cost of accessing the world’s tallest peak for the first time in nearly a decade, officials ...

Nepal doesn’t have rules on how many days climbers must spend acclimatising or making practice climbs. The permits to climb Everest, which cost $11,000 (around €9,700) each, are valid for 90 days.

Nepal has barred climbers from all mountains - including Mount Everest - over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry. The Himalayan country, which has so far confirmed ...

China and Nepal have jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new height of the world’s highest peak is 8,848.86 metres ...

The new height of the world’s highest peak is 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7ft), which is slightly more than Nepal’s previous measurement and about four metres (13ft) higher than China’s.

Nepal is to hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen.