Ben Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall Video loading... Where do Mount Everest climbers buy gear in Kathmandu?

In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...

Mount Everest climbs hit record highs 70 years after the first ascent, raising concerns over overcrowding, safety and environmental impact.

An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

“They had to keep going up and down the mountain twenty times to ... For the 2025 Everest climbing season, Pandey says that Airlift Technology will help Sherpas transport equipment before the season ...

Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for an Everest permit.

Our Dispatches from Everest reporter Ben Ayers recently toured Astrek to check out the stores and the climbing wall. He met with Nepali IMFG guide Vinayak Jaya Malla to talk about gear ...

“They had to keep going up and down the mountain twenty ... safe.For the 2025 Everest climbing season, Pandey says that Airlift Technology will help Sherpas transport equipment before the ...