Authorities have announced a rise in the fee for climbing Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. The cost for mountaineers ...

The Nepali government has significantly increased climbing permit fees for Mount Everest or Mount Qomolangma, an official ...

The permit fee for climbing the giant peak has been upped by 36% in a move that will cost climbers thousands more.

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A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal. Tuesday's quake damaged hundreds of houses, littered streets with rubble and killed at least 126 ...

Image: The north face of Mount Everest, as seen from the Tibetan region of China. Pic: AP Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, said: "The royalty [permit fees] had ...

China's Ministry of Emergency Management posted ... About 150 aftershocks were recorded in the nine hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed.

The epicenter was in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports for Early Today.

At least 126 people were killed when a strong earthquake hit Tibet Tuesday. At least 188 people are believed to be injured. Crews are digging through rubble, searching for any trapped people as dozens ...

Videos posted by China's Ministry of Emergency Management ... recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed, according to ...