Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first conquered Mount Everest in 1953, died early Thursday at his home in Kapan, Kathmandu district, Nepal. He was 92, ...

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died ...

How the shocking avalanche that killed 16 expedition workers unfolded on Mount Everest—changing life on the mountain forever ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA (Associated Press) KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ...

Climate change speeds up melting of glaciers, ice More sherpas consider quitting job due to dangers Concerns over lack of welfare for bereaved families KATHMANDU, Feb 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

When Dawa Yangzum Sherpa first set her sights on being a mountain guide, she was told it was no job for a girl. Now she has proved her doubters wrong, becoming Nepal’s first woman to earn a ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero's welcome. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing concern ...