Katelyn Sims remembers reading books about Mount Everest in the third grade. A couple of weeks ago, she found herself standing on top of it. Sims, 34, summited Mount Everest around 11 a.m. on May 23 ...

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

Last month, as the 2025 climbing season began on Mount Everest, Nepal’s upper house of Parliament introduced a tourism bill that includes a suite of new rules that would significantly raise the ...

Sandro Gromen/Associated Press Supported by By Jonathan Wolfe and Bhadra Sharma Jonathan Wolfe reported from London, and Bhadra Sharma from Kathmandu, Nepal. Climbing Mount Everest typically takes ...

With recent cuts to USAID, and dangerous over-crowding on the world’s highest peak, Nepal faces serious challenges. Two Everest experts answer questions about it.

The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay. Nepal's minister for ...

Nepal recognizes the mountaineering ... participate in a rally to mark the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in Kathmandu (Image credit: AP) ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s mountaineering ... The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary ...

During the Sagarmatha Sambaad in Nepal, China's Vice Chairman Xiao Jie repeatedly referred to Mount Everest as "Chomolungma," the Chinese name, while other participants used English and Nepali ...