Nepal is considering a new regulation requiring Everest climbers to have previously summited a 7,000-meter peak, aiming to ...

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

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Nepal is preparing for a record-breaking numbers of climbers on Mount Everest. The surge comes ahead of a planned increase in permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000.

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