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Inside a Vail Woman’s Harrowing Pursuit of the World’s Highest Mountains
A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
The Price to Climb Mount Everest Will Rise to $15,000 This Year
Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...
BenarNews4d
I was 10 when my father paid a smuggler to take me out of Tibet
I was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, my parents’ first born. A brother and sister followed, and the five of us lived with ...
The Great Himalaya Trail, Part II: Rolwaling to the Tibetan Border
Here in Part II, we break down what it takes to do Nepal's 1,750km Great Himalayan Trail, both guided and unguided.
Nepal Is Raising the Permit Fee to Climb Mount Everest
The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers ...
The Mountain Press5d
Nepal resumes rescue helicopter flights to Mount Everest
Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing env ...
TimesDaily6d
Trekking Through Nepal: Everest Base Camp or Manaslu Circuit, What’s Best?
The national territory of Nepal earns recognition as "The Roof of the World" among trekking fanatics. The Everest Base Camp ...
ExplorersWeb on MSN6d
The Great Himalaya Trail, Part I: A Full Traverse of Nepal
The Great Himalayan Trail is 1,750km across Nepal and over some of the world's highest trekking passes. Here, we break down ...