Nepal is set to restrict Mount Everest access to climbers with prior experience on 7,000-meter peaks, addressing safety ...

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

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

New safety measures for Mount Everest proposed by Nepal would require climbers to demonstrate previous high-altitude ...

The new bill aims to address overcrowding, safety, and ecological concerns on the world's highest mountain. It's doubtful to ...

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

The Indian side has concluded that EPG failed to fulfil its task, so both sides need to find a new way, Bhattarai says.

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

PM KP Sharma Oli announced the inclusion of eye health services in Nepal’s national health insurance programme, aiming to ...