Mount Everest expedition regulations: The Nepal government, in its revised mountaineering regulations, has formally ended solo expeditions on Mount Everest as well as other peaks above 8,000 meters.

The Sixth amendment of the mountaineering regulation was released late by Nepal after which climbers were banned from solo expedition in all the 8000ers peaks. Nepal has officially banned solo ...

The revised regulations require a high-altitude support staff or mountain guide to be assigned for every two climbers for peaks above 8,000 metres, including the 8,849 metres tall Mt Everest The ...

Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many remote regions around mountainous Nepal ... home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.