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36-year-old Nepali becomes world's fastest climber
Nirmal Purja scales world's 14 highest mountains in just over six months
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Nepalese Sherpa completes record 23rd Everest climb
Sherpa, 49, has also conquered the world's second-highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan
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Acclimatise in bed, climb Everest in half the time
An increasing number of expedition organisers are offering 'rapid ascent' packages
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Mountaineers, climbers gather in Swat
Chairman of trekking club says steps are being taken to help the industry flourish again
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Little Karim's big battle with health, neglect
Once a famous mountain porter, this Hushe-native has been bedridden for months
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First woman to climb Everest dies at 77
Tabei was a member of the Japanese Women's Everest Expedition in 1975 when she summited the world's tallest peak
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Pakistan rock climbers scale new heights
Pakistan has long been a magnet for mountaineers where three of the world's greatest mountain ranges collide
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Four foreign climbers killed in Himalayas
The Swiss and Austrian climbers were part of a team attempting to summit China's 8,027-metre high Shisha Pangma
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Nepal's female climbers blaze trails for their gender
In a sign of changing times, Sherpa women are now breaking records themselves, Everest but other dangerous pea
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