Nepal to abolish paid permits for climbing 97 peaks
Nepal will waive climbing fees for 97 Himalayan peaks for the next two years to encourage tourism to remote and less prosperous areas of the country.
History of Everest Exploration, Part 1 – Mountain Exploration (1849 – 1953)
Exploration of the Everest region and attempts to reach its summit began long before the first successful ascent, made on May 29, 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. For…