Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...
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Inside a Vail Woman’s Harrowing Pursuit of the World’s Highest Mountains
A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...
‘Helicopter tourists’ to Everest Base Camp skip Himalayan trek, leave sherpas grounded
The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...
Three books capture the stories of mountaineering’s tragic past and lucrative present
It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...
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Everest Base Camp Trek Cost
The Everest Base Camp trek offers a bucket-list adventure for trekkers worldwide, with costs varying significantly based on ...
Daredevil climbers banned from ascending Mount Everest without support
As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...
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Trekking Through Nepal: Everest Base Camp or Manaslu Circuit, What’s Best?
The national territory of Nepal earns recognition as "The Roof of the World" among trekking fanatics. The Everest Base Camp ...
This Man Ran to the Top of Everest, Twice – with No Ropes, No Oxygen and No Sherpas
Jornet quite literally ran to the peak of Everest, back down again, and then repeated the feat. Why? Because he didn’t want ...
Will Rising Costs and New Rules Deter Everest Climbers? Not Likely
Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...
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“At extreme heights, it really gets to you”
The drama surrounding a Salzburg woman who died on the Grossglockner also shocked Salzburg mountaineer Rupert Hauer and his ...
6 of the world’s most dangerous tourist attractions, from acid lakes to nuclear waste
On top of the unbearable temperature, the volcanic landscape is home to lava lakes, sulfur springs, and volatile geysers — ...
Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee by 36%
According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...