Musicians play to set record atop Himalayan peak
Their fingers were stiff from the cold, and two musicians got altitude sickness. But the music atop a Himalayan peak in Nepal was inspired by a sensational view as the group laid claim to the record f
Everest weekend death toll reaches 4
Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain.
Nepali mountaineering official Gyanendra Sh
73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest
A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed Mount Everest, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain.
Ang Tshering of the China Tibet Mountaineering
'Super Sherpa' sets Everest record with 21 ascents
A 51-year-old Nepalese climber scaled Mount Everest for the 21st time on Wednesday, extending his own record for the number of successful ascents of the world's highest mountain, a spokesman said.
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Ex-Nepal foreign minister, 82, dies in Everest bid
An 82-year-old former Nepalese foreign minister has died on the slopes of Mount Everest while attempting to become the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, an official said on Tuesday.
Nepal's Maoists hand over control of ex-rebel Army
Nepal’s Maoists formally relinquished control of their People's Liberation Army on Saturday, more than four years after ending a bloody insurgency.