Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's ...

Nepal has sharply increased Everest climbing permit fees and introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution and preventing accidents on the planet’s tallest peak. Under the ...

Over the past century ambitious and brave mountaineers have sought the highest and most remote mountains in the world to explore and climb. Their expeditions, often at the expense of mountaineers ...

Climbing high requires physiological adjustment. Humans were not designed to live at altitudes pushing 8,000 meters – the Death Zone. But our bodies can adjust. The process of acclimatization ...

The famous climb had actually been a staple of the race since its introduction at the 2003 edition. It's only since 2012 that the climb has featured as the stage finish, with intervening years ...

An Irish woman who died while rock-climbing in Spain is understood to be 21-year-old Dublin student Eve McCarthy. Ms McCarthy, from Shankill, was killed in a fall at a popular climbing area near ...

A study of 4,50,000 adults suggests that climbing 5 flights of stairs daily reduces cardiovascular risks by 20%. Climbing stairs is more effective than walking, burning more calories and enhancing ...