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Nepal has faced criticism for allowing too many permits on Everest

Nepal may limit Everest permits to experienced climbers

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-metre peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.

World • 28 Apr

The new rate will come into effect from September and apply for the popular climbing April-May season

Nepal sharply increases permit fee for Everest climbers

Nepal is to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world's tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials have said.

World • 22 Jan

Ryan O'Sullivan says he felt as though the challenge was already over once he had reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Watch: Sligoman on how he conquered the Seven Summits

A 27-year-old from Co Sligo has become the youngest Irish person to complete the Seven Summits challenge, which involves climbing the highest peak on every continent.

Regional • 17 Feb 24

Nepal issued a record 478 permits for Everest during this year's March to May climbing season (stock image)

Sherpa saves climber in Everest 'death zone' rescue

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a "very rare" high-altitude rescue, a government official said.

World • 02 Jun 23

Higher camps are littered with torn tents, food wrappers and empty oxygen bottles (File image)

US climber in plea to keep Everest free from rubbish

A US mountain guide, who recently achieved the rare feat of climbing Mount Everest and two nearby peaks in less than three weeks, has said that Nepal needs to do a better job of policing the world's highest mountain to save it from rubbish.

World • 30 May 23

Kami Rita Sherpa pictured at the Everest base camp in 2021

Nepali mountaineer climbs Everest for record 27th time

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa has reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.

World • 17 May 23

Pavel Kostrikin is the first foreign climber to die on Mount Everest this year

Russian climber dies at camp on Mount Everest

A Russian climber named Pavel Kostrikin has died at Camp I of Mount Everest, a Nepali official said.

World • 08 May 22

The agreed height of Mount Everest is now 8,848.86 metres

Mount Everest 'grows' as China, Nepal agree new height

The highest point on Earth got a bit higher on Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate.

World • 08 Dec 20

Nepal earns €4 million a year from climbing permits for Mount Everest

Nepal bars climbers from Everest over Covid-19 pandemic

Nepal has barred climbers from all mountains - including Mount Everest - over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.

News Lens • 13 Mar 20

Seamus Lawless fell during his descent on Mount Everest

Seamus Lawless fall on Everest a 'freak accident'

A fellow climber who summitted Mount Everest with Irishman Seamus Lawless has said he suspected he may have been off-rope when strong winds knocked him off a section of blue ice.

Ireland • 30 May 19

Watch: 'Massive traffic jams' on Mount Everest route

Footage has emerged of what has been described as "massive traffic jams" on Mount Everest last week.

News Lens • 28 May 19

Seamus Lawless fell during his descent from the mountain

Search for Irishman missing on Mount Everest called off

The search for Irishman Seamus Lawless who had been missing since falling on Mount Everest last week has been called off, his family have confirmed.

Ireland • 24 May 19

Irish climber dies while descending Mount Everest

An Irish climber has died while descending Mount Everest in the early hours of this morning.

World • 25 May 19

Mr Lawless's family said his insurance company is not currently providing assistance with the search and rescue

Family of Seamus Lawless launch search fund appeal

The family of climber Seamus Lawless, who has been missing on Mount Everest since Thursday, have launched a fundraising appeal to help locate the 39-year-old.

News • 18 May 19

The growing popularity of the mountain has led to mounting levels of rubbish

China bans tourists from Mount Everest base camp

China has banned tourists from accessing its Mount Everest base camp in Tibet amid an ongoing campaign to clean up rubbish in the mountainous region, said state media.

News Lens • 15 Feb 19

Eighteen people were killed in 2015 when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered avalanches

Four climbers found dead in their tents on Everest

Nepali sherpas have found four climbers dead in their tents on Mount Everest, officials said, with suspicion they died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

World • 24 May 17

This year's Everest expeditions have been confronted by bad weather and high winds

Two die as Everest toll hits at least five in month

Two more climbers have died on Mount Everest taking the death toll on the world's highest mountain in the past month to at least five amid mountaineers' safety concerns, officials said.

World • 22 May 17

Foreigners have to pay the Nepal government $11,000 for permission to climb Mount Everest

Man arrested for trying to scale Everest without permit

A South African who attempted to climb Mount Everest without permission has been arrested in Nepal, where he faces a $22,000 (€19,796) fine, double the cost of the permit he was trying to avoid.

World • 17 May 17

Hotelier from Clare summits Mount Everest

A 33-year-old hotelier has become the first Clareman to summit Mount Everest.

Munster • 16 May 17

Dozens of guides were on the move when a huge block of ice broke off from a hanging glacier

Search for missing guides on Everest called off

Nepal has called off the search for three local guides still missing after the deadliest accident on Mount Everest that killed 13 of their colleagues, a tourism ministry official said.

News • 20 Apr 14

Mountain rescue workers lift an injured climber after the avalanche hit

Everest avalanche death toll rises to thirteen

Rescuers recovered the body of one mountain guide today, after an ice avalanche swept the lower slopes of Mount Everest, bringing the death toll to at least 13 in the deadliest accident on the world's highest mountain.

News • 19 Apr 14