A new study reveals that the snow cover on Mount Everest has receded by an alarming 490 feet in just one and a half months.

The future of nearly a third of all huts and tracks managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC ... "You don't get Sir Edmund Hillary climbing Mount Everest in 1953 by accessing the Ōtaki Gorge by ...

Killingly — Town Manager Mary Calorio announced at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting that she will resign this spring. The surprise announcement prompted one council member, Patti Larrow ...

The Civil Protection Department has strengthened its ranks with 55 new officers who successfully completed an intensive 20-week training course, a Home Affairs Ministry statement said. 10 years ...

The Nepal government has formally ended solo expeditions on Mt Everest and other mountain ... Director at the Department of Tourism. She added that the amendment was made to minimize the risks ...

Education Department staffers expressed confusion and shock as agency leaders held a staff meeting Wednesday that reiterated the terms of President Donald Trump’s sweeping plan to nudge federal ...

The revised regulations require a high-altitude support staff or mountain guide to be assigned for every two climbers for peaks above 8,000 metres, including the 8,849 metres tall Mt Everest The ...

Nepal has implemented new regulations requiring one mountain guide for every two climbers on peaks above 8,000 meters, including Mt Everest, to enhance safety ... Director at the Department of Tourism ...

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest ... case of prior approval from the tourism department, the family members can be exempted ...

President Donald Trump plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, pledging to completely close the department, according to a story by USA Today. He plans to fulfill a campaign promise ...