Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little ...

Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest ...

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Jon Gangdal blends personal reflection with history to highlight the courage and daily struggles of Nepal’s Sherpas.

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) - ...

Nepal, May 1 -- Nepal's Sherpa community has made an unmatched contribution to Himalayan mountaineering since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa successfully climbed Mount Everest on 29 May ...

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

Every year, hundreds of climbers visit Mount Everest’s base camp hoping to make it to the summit, helped along by sherpa guides who know the mountain intimately. BBC News has reported that at a ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Cheddar Sherpa has scaled Mount Everest seven times while guiding Western climbers to the top of the world. He has narrowly escaped three avalanches and seen a dozen of his ...

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 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — 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 the 8 ...