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

According to the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, the route's early opening is expected to enhance climber safety, ...

Award-winning writer, journalist, and avid amateur climber Will Cockrell joins Jim to discuss his book Everest, Inc. The ...

As Nepal moves to reform safety on Mt Everest, some of the peak's most respected guides question whether the new rules will ...

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Tyler Andrews, an endurance athlete, runs fast and climbs fast. In a matter of hours, Tyler will take off from Mt. Everest Base Camp and attempt the round-trip ...

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.

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

Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...