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Climber to Retire

For more than 30 years Oscar Cadiach risked life and limb to conquer some of the world’s most unforgiving terrain, driven by a desire to join the ranks of mountain climbing’s elite, is now set to retire.

Climber to Retire

Mountains named Hillary and Tenzing on Pluto

Tenzing Montes and Hillary Montes are names given to the towering water-ice mountain ranges on Pluto in honor of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.

Tenzing Montes and Hillary Montes

Double Amputee in Training for Everest

A former British Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan is hoping to summit Mera Peak this autumn as part of his training for Mount Everest in 2018.

Double Amputee in Training for Everest

Global Warming Threat to the Himalayas

Increasing global warming caused by greenhouse effect and its subsequent impact has posed a grave threat to the Nepal’s mountain ranges, experts said.

Global Warming Threat to the Himalayas

Online Health Service Launched in Everest Region

The mountaineers and trekkers travelling along the Lukla-Everest Base Camp route will now be able to receive free medical advice online.

Online Health Service Launched in Everest Region

Tourism Fees for Everest Region

Foreigners visiting the Mount Everest region will have to pay tourism fees to the local government after it was decided to impose an entrance fee on foreign tourists starting next month.

Tourism Fees for Everest Region

Remeasuring Mount Everest has Begun

Nepal has begun remeasuring Mount Everest to check if the height was altered by the earthquake that struck the nation in 2015, the government said on Friday.

Remeasuring Mount Everest has Begun

Possible Age Limit 16 to 76 to Climb Everest

The Nepal Mountaineering Association hopes to set an age range between 16 and 76 for anyone who wishes to climb Mount Everest.

Possible Age Limit 16 to 76 to Climb Everest

Ascent by Chris Bonington

Sir Chris Bonington’s memoir Ascent charts not only his many triumphs in the climbing world but also the struggles he has faced in his personal life. Release date: 18th October, 2017.

Ascent by Chris Bonington

1963 Everest Leader has died

Swiss-American mountaineer and film maker Norman Dyhrenfurth, leader of the successful American Mount Everest expedition of 1963, died on Sunday, he was 99.

1963 Mount Everest Leader has died

30 Women off to Everest Base Camp

A team of 30 women are set to swap the rolling hills of Herefordshire for the mountains of Nepal when they take on the challenge of a lifetime.

30 Women off to Everest Base Camp

New Poll Question

I have added a new poll question for the month of October.

What caused George Mallory to fall on that fateful day in 1924?

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story

Sherpas: The true Heroes of Mount Everest

Sherpas, The true Heroes of Mount Everest is a film heroically showcases the role of Sherpas who make it possible for the Western climbers to reach the summit.

Sherpas: The true Heroes of Mount Everest

Everest VR on Playstation

Everest VR is now available on Playstation. You will have the opportunity to reach the summit of Mount Everest without leaving your home.

Everest VR on Playstation