Cost of scaling world’s tallest peak rises for first time in nearly a decade to $15,000

KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more...

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

Under the revised rules, every two climbers must hire a guide to climb any mountain over 8,000 metres, including Everest.

Nepal has announced a first increase, for nearly 10 years, in the amount of money it charges visitors looking to climb the iconic Mount Everest. The...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley—reviving an...

The report shows that Africa will need vast amounts of energy to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of its rapidly growing population

A new book chronicles the struggles of early climbers as they attempted to mount expeditions on the world’s highest peaks