Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.

Scientists have discovered two mountains which reach heights of around 620 miles (1,000km), dwarfing anything else found on ...

At around 620 miles high, these subsurface “islands of rock” stand more than 100 times higher than Mount Everest’s summit of around 5.5 miles, ...

Nepal has decided to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. The last revision in the ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up ...

Nepal has sharply increased permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36 per cent and also introduced a slew of measures ...

Climbers to see a huge hike in the price of the fee for a permit to scale Mount Everest, authorities in Nepal have revealed.

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-year-old mountaineering prodigy, has become the youngest person to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents, including Mount Everest and Mount Vinson. Her remarkable ...

Researchers from Utrecht University have found in a study that there are two colossal peaks that reach heights of around 620 miles (1,000), in what have been described as 'islands'. They can be found ...

Climbing to the top of Mount Everest is at the top of any adventurer's bucket list - but research suggests it might not actually be the world's tallest mountain. Everest, located in the Himalayas, ...

Meanwhile, those planning to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will have to pay $7,500 instead of $5,500 in the autumn season. The fee for the winter and monsoon seasons has increased ...