When Sam Sherpa-Moore landed a cameo in the Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World , playing the iconic Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, few knew the remarkable twist behind his casting. The 24-year ...

But Kami Rita Sherpa - who has scaled the world's highest mountain a record 24 times - says they do not have the skills to reach the highest points. "They collected garbage from lower altitudes ...

the summit haunts of the Sherpa gods were ablaze in light. Top to bottom it would be a beautiful morning on Everest—for 11 more minutes. So vast is the amphitheater of mountains around Everest ...

Pemba Tshering Sherpa, who survived Friday's avalanche on Mount Everest, describes his experience on the mountain that day. Photo: Narendra Shrestha for The Wall Street Journal ...

Lhakpa Sherpa holds the world's record for most climbs of Mount Everest by a woman, having summited 10 times, but she has conquered more than mountains. Lucy Walker's Mountain Queen: The Summits ...

breaks down every piece of gear Sherpa guides use to summit the world's tallest mountain. All of this equipment needs to be carried up and back, so guides can't afford any unnecessary weight.

They lead mountaineers to the top of the ... over a third were mountain guides. More from So Expensive Everest climbing-guide services — often provided by people of the Sherpa ethnic group ...

Kathmandu (Nepal), Jan 03 (ANI): Nepali record-setting climber Mingma G. Sherpa received a heroic welcome upon returning home after achieving the remarkable feat of ascending the highest peaks on ...

Now, her story of perseverance, not only as a climber but as an immigrant and survivor, is the subject of the poignant and heart-pounding documentary "Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa ...

Interview with British mountaineer Jon Griffith on expedition in Nepal where Sherpa Tenji will attempt the famous Everest - Lhotse traverse ... an exciting one on the slopes of Mt Everest with circa ...

Nepal’s veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on May 22 by scaling ... newspaper quoted Lakpa as saying. Kami, a senior mountain guide at the 14 Peaks Expedition and Seven Summit ...