Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is exploring restricting access to the summit. Nepal has drafted a law that would require climbers to have prior experience with hiking one of the ...

But then they must make their way to the town of Lukla in the Himalayan foothills, where the trail to Mount Everest begins. Getting to Lukla during the busy season in the Himalayas can present a ...

Is Everest a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives At the time of his rescue, the man was on the Fujinomiya trail, which is about 9,800 feet above sea ...

Measurements taken from nine climbers during an expedition to Everest in 1993 showed that blood oxygen saturation of climbers fell below 90% at around 4,700m (15,420ft), while at 8,000m (26,247ft ...

he said.Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...