Veteran Pasang Dawa Sherpa urges experience-based permits for Everest as climate change reshapes the Mountain

Jul 29, 2026

Pasang Dawa Sherpa, a veteran Nepali climber who has reached the summit of Mount Everest 31 times, has urged for experience-based permits for Everest...

Nepal's "Everest Man" calls for capping permits as overcrowding mars world's tallest peak

May 22, 2026

Record-breaking climber Kami Rita Sherpa has urged Nepal to cap Everest permits and prioritise climber quality amid severe overcrowding. Despite hiked royalty fees and...

Two Indian climbers die on Everest amid record overcrowding and peak logjams

May 22, 2026

Two Indian climbers, Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are, died while descending Mount Everest during an overcrowded spring season. Nepal issued a record 495...

Nepal Apex Court orders to limit expedition permits for Mount Everest, other mountains to preserve ecology

May 03, 2024

Nepal Supreme Court has issued a mandamus to the government of Nepal, instructing to impose a limit on the number of climbing permits for...

Around 500 mountaineers may try to scale Everest this season

Apr 08, 2023

Nepal's expedition organisers say that the number of Everest permits issued for the spring climbing season may exceed expectations, but a re-emergence of coronavirus...

Kenyan, Nepali climber found dead on Mount Everest, Sherpa guide still missing

May 24, 2024

A Kenyan and Nepali climber, who had been missing for days, have been found dead near the Everest Summit, officials at the Everest Base...