As you approach Camp II you must hike up the medial moraine of the East Rongbuk ... south side of Everest (26,000 feet). The route from Camp V to Camp VI leaves the North Ridge and continues ...

and the Northeast Ridge Standard, or The North Col route, starting from Tibet. Mt. Everest was first summited by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 via The South Col route.

Jost Kobusch is about to start his third solo Everest ... of his route will be Lho La, the lowest point of the West Ridge. Lho La is a 6,006m col on the border between Nepal and China, north ...

Alan Arnette, an Everest summiteer and a well-respected chronicler of the mountain, suggests that from his research the ...

For those who want to climb Mount Everest the fee will be $15,000 during the peak season, up 36% from its $11,000 fee, the ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Their goal was to ascertain if a route to the summit ... of the exploration to the north and east of the mountain. After four months of circling and studying Everest, they were within striking ...

Nepal plans to increase permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000 for the popular April-May season, Reuters reported.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...