Mount Everest guides have allegedly been secretly lacing tourists’ food to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a $29 million insurance scam. Mount Everest guides have allegedly been secretly lacing tourists’ food to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a $US20 million ($29 million) insurance scam, according to a new investigation.

The government of Nepal held a celebration Monday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Kanchha Sherpa, last survivor of the historic 1953 Mount Everest expedition, died Thursday at 92 in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was part of the team that helped Edmund Hillary ...

SEATTLE — Two brothers known in the climbing world for summitting Mount Everest multiple times shared their experiences with KOMO News Anchor Holly Menino. Kami Rita Sherpa holds the record for the most ascents of the world's tallest peak. When he's not ...

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 Association. Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in ...

Climbers on Mount Everest are being "poisoned" with baking soda to mimic altitude sickness, then overcharged for fake medical rescues in a $20million fraud.

Sherpas, guides of Mount Everest, the "roof of the world," have orchestrated a large-scale insurance fraud, prompting an investigation by Nepalese authorities. They are accused of administering drugs to climbers that induce symptoms similar to altitude sickness,