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

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

Nepal plans to restrict Everest expeditions to experienced climbers above 7,000 meters to reduce deaths and pollution.

Nepal is poised to enact a new law that could significantly restrict access to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, amid ...

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

Nepal is set to pass a law to grant permits to climb Mount Everest only to those who have previously scaled at least one ...

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

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

Nepal is set to tighten regulations for Mount Everest climbers with a new law requiring climbers to first summit a 7,000-meter ...

According to the proposed law, climbers will have to submit a certificate of climbing at least one peak above 7,000 metres in ...