Now, Nepal’s Department of Tourism seeks to ... All the 8,000-meter peaks reside in the Himalayan and Karakorum mountain ranges in Asia. Legendary Italian climber, Reinhold Messner, became ...

You might think understanding big mountain ranges requires big measurements ... we collected from the Annapurna region of central Nepal. Though only 0.07 inches (1.75 mm) long, this is a ...

Nepal bans solo climbs on Mount Everest and all 8,000m peaks, enforcing stricter rules, higher fees, and eco-measures. Here’s what mountaineers must know before planning expeditions.

As the rickety bus barely rounded another corner, an audible gasp went through the passengers. A recent blizzard had taken out the road between the high Himalayan villages of Ranipauwa and ...

Nepal will technically cease to exist. But the mountain range we know as the Himalaya will not go away. This is because the Himalaya will probably look much the same in profile then as it does now.

Nepal bans solo climbs on Everest and all 8,000m peaks, introducing stricter rules, higher fees, and eco-measures. Here’s ...

Nepal has now made an announcement to ban solo expedition to all the mountains above 8000 meters. This applies to Mount Everest too. This is done by amending mountaineering regulations, according to ...

an isolated kingdom in Nepal, which has been forbidden to outsiders for centuries. The mythical region is hidden in the Kali Gandaki valley between the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountain ranges and ...

Income from permit fees is a key source of revenue for Nepal, with mountain climbing and trekking contributing more than 4% to the country's economy. Mountaineering experts often criticise Nepal's ...

but these contraptions may soon be put to work on Earth’s mightiest mountain range. The farm-use monorail system is being eyed for use in the construction of hydraulic power plants in the Himalayas.