Mt. Everest doesn't exist in a vacuum; the Sherpa people know this mountain as Chomolungma, or "Mother Goddess," and it's not just a sacred landmark but a deity unto itself. Spiritual traditions ...

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In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown ...

Ang Dawa Sherpa nearly perished on his first Everest climb because he wasn’t prepared; then he went to school in Nepal for a mountain guide degree. After moving to the US, he wasn’t surprised to find ...

An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

The Nepal government drafted an Integrated Tourism Bill that states that any climber wanting to scale Mount Everest (28,029ft ...

FILE - A bird flies in the backdrop of Mount Everest, as seen from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal on May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File) 35,705 people played the daily ...

Nepal has introduced sweeping new regulations for Mount Everest climbers, aiming to reduce overcrowding, boost safety, and ...

One of the requirements for applying for an Everest climbing permit is to have experience climbing a peak at least 7,000 ...

His closest competitor for the most climbs of Mount Everest is fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa ... the Capital Region’s fascinating people, places and pivotal moments.