KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees haven’t deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route through Everest's Khumbu Icefall is about to begin their annual high-risk job. A team ...

The country has issued a record 492 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said. “We have issued a historic high number of permits for Sagar­matha,” said Himal Gautam, spokesman for the ...

Want to stay up on Outside’s 2025 Everest Season coverage? Sign up for our Outside: Dispatches from Everest newsletter. The 2025 climbing season on Mount Everest is off to a busy start this week, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ngima Gyalzen Sherpa, 26, working at the Khumbu Icefall as part of the team of "icefall doctors" opening the route in 2022. Most ...

An eight-member ‘icefall doctor’ team left for Everest Base Camp to fix climbing routes up to Camp 2 led by Ang Sarki Sherpa. Icefall doctors conduct a survey of the glacier and fix ladders and ropes ...

The 2024 Mount Everest climbing season was delayed due to crumbling ice in the Khumbu Icefall. The Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous obstacles to cross on the path to Everest's summit. As ...

Exclusive: Australian adventurers taking on Mount Everest are in a race against time after an unstable chunk of ice blocked their access route above Base Camp.