For most climbers, reaching the summit of Mount Everest even once is considered a lifetime achievement. But for Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita, climbing the world’s highest mountain became a ...

Last spring, I climbed a couple of easy 6,000ers in Nepal with Howard Lister. When we returned to Kathmandu, we had dinner with Richard Salisbury and Rodolphe Popier of The Himalayan Database. For ...

The spring climbing season in Nepal is just a few weeks old, and mountaineers are already reaching the top of the world’s highest peaks. On April 30, a team of 13 Chinese climbers reached the summit ...

The autumn mountaineering season is not over yet, and already there have been 12 fatalities on Himalayan peaks in Nepal. Of the 1,450 climbing permits issued, 436 were for Mt Ama Dablam (6,812m), 374 ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base ...

Kami Rita Sherpa was born in Nepal’s Solukhumbu region, the mountainous area surrounding Everest that is home to many Sherpa communities deeply connected to Himalayan climbing traditions. His father ...