K Expeditions will fix the ropes from Camp 2 to the summit of Everest. Owner Lakpa Sherpa spoke to ExplorersWeb about the ...

About 3,000 of Nepal's more than 10,000 Sherpas reside in the Khumbu valley, the gateway to the southern side of Mount Everest. Because their physical prowess at high altitudes is unmatched ...

A group of Sherpas, known as the 'Ice Doctors' diligently ... several weeks in the Himalayas – including teams headed to Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet.

For Nepal, getting Everest tourism right is key. International tourism is a crucial source of foreign exchange and jobs for ...

A Sherpa scaled Mount Everest in 10 hours and 56 minutes, setting a new record for the fastest climb of the world's highest mountain. Lakpa Gyelu, 35, broke a record set by fellow Sherpa guide ...

A team of eight Sherpa climbers left Namche Bazaar yesterday for Everest Base Camp. Soon, they will begin creating a path ...

Sherpa Café in Crested Butte held a celebration last week to welcome the “Year of the Snake” in Nepalese, Indian and Tibetan cultures. With a feast of Nepalese and Tibetan food, the café closed to ...

Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died after suffering a heart attack. New Zealander Hillary ...

up the Khumbu region, their Sherpa teams have been diligently preparing the Basecamps that will populate the base of Mt. Everest over the next several months. The Trek to Everest Base Camp ...

Gelje Sherpa (pic), 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849m (29,032ft) Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope and shivering from extreme cold in the ...