KATHMANDU – Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that first conquered Mount Everest, passed away ...

K anchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, has died in Nepal at the age of 92.

Kanchha Sherpa was an important part of the core Sherpa support team, at a time when Everest was a distant dream, not a ...

Rescuers battle against time to save around 200 hikers, who have been trapped on Mount Everest amid intense ...

Hikers caught in a shock blizzard near Mount Everest have spoken of experiencing hypothermia as they battled relentless ...

Nepal will waive climbing permit fees for 97 peaks in two of the country’s most remote provinces as it aims to encourage mountaineers and tourists to get off the beaten track. The move is one of a ...

Hundreds of hikers are still trapped at an elevation of more than 4,900 metres as rescuers work to clear deep snow.

A blizzard that trapped hundreds of trekkers on the north side of Mount Everest last weekend captured headlines for its ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953, passed away at the age of 89.