Climbing Mount Everest via its most popular route will cost a third more after Nepal announced a new fee for permits on the world’s tallest mountain. For foreign climbers, the royalty fee for the ...

May 18 was a busy day on Mount Everest. According to ExplorersWeb, an estimated 135 climbers reached the summit of Everest, 29,029 feet. Several more teams moved for the summit today, hoping to reach ...

Every spring, climbers trudge to the summit of Mount Everest along two different routes. On the peak’s southern flank, several hundred ascend the popular Southeast Ridge route, which takes in many of ...

On September 22, 2025, the Polish mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel accomplished an astounding feat when he climbed and skied from the top of Mt. Everest via the South Col Route without supplemental oxygen, ...

With the Solstice on December 21st, the official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas, and Jost Kobusch began his winter assault on Mt. Everest’s difficult Lho La Route. Kris Annapurna ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base ...

While there are many discovered and named climbing routes on Everest, two routes are most commonly climbed: The South Col route starting from Nepal, and the Northeast Ridge Standard, or The North Col ...