It's one of the most alluring places on Earth, but the harsh conditions and inherent dangers keep tourists at bay. That could be about to change.

China has big, ambitious plans for Mount Everest and trekking purists aren't going to like it.

He was a stone-cold killer. He'd killed three times before and, from the look in his eye, he was prepared to kill again.

Helen van Berkel gets a surprisingly warm welcome in colourful and tumultuous Nepal.

A Nepalese mother-of-two is in tears after INZ granted permanent residency for one of her sons but not the other.

Helen van Berkel finds staying with a local family in Nepal one of the most enriching travel experiences of her life.

A helicopter has crashed in central Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including a mother and her newborn baby.

Couple accused of doctoring photographs of themselves to appear at the summit in a bitter row between feuding mountaineers.

Two professional climbers have attempted to show a light-hearted side to scaling Everest through a series of Snapchat videos.

Trekking around the Annapurna circuit with the whanau a few years back was a real adventure, one of my favourite trips.

Advances in technology helped unlock new lifesaving capabilities in the aftermath of the devastating quake a year ago.

One year after a devastating earthquake, Nepal is piecing itself back together and hoping tourists, trekkers and climbers will return.

More than 200 foreign climbers are headed towards the Everest base camp after the mountain was closed in 2014 and 2015 following fatal avalanches.

A New Zealand mountaineer became the unwitting star of the documentary Sherpa when the tragedy struck on the slopes of Everest.

Trekking through the Himalayas was never a life-long goal of mine.

A Kiwi's selfless efforts to brave trekking during a Nepalese winter will see at least 10 poverty-stricken Sierra Leone girls gain school scholarships.

The road gripped the jeep in a fierce hold and threw it in all directions in a violent tantrum.

New Zealanders donated more than $1 million to the Himalayan Trust's Nepalese earthquake appeal and now the charity is looking for Kiwis to join its rebuilding work.

Plans to ban disabled climbers from attempting to scale Mount Everest have been rubbished.

Novice climbers could be banned from attempting to climb Mount Everest, under Nepalese plans to confront safety and overcrowding concerns.

A team of New Zealand earthquake engineers has been sent to Nepal to assist with its earthquake rebuild - costing the Government $1 million.

More than half the 57 million young children still not in classrooms today live in countries torn apart by conflict or natural disaster, writes Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.

He spent a night with Kim from Seattle and loved footy and foreign girls. He recorded all his Kiwi adventures in diary but he didn't leave his name.

Mountaineer Peter Hillary, son of Everest conqueror Sir Ed, describes in vivid detail the impact of last month’s Nepal earthquake.

Six US Marines and two Nepalese soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of earthquake-devastated Nepal.

A New Zealander who had been unaccounted for since the first earthquake in Nepal has been identified as safe and sound in Kathmandu.

A Canterbury University student who led earthquake recovery efforts in Christchurch is heading to help in Nepal following Tuesday's quake.

The atmosphere in Kathmandu is one of fear and terror following the second major earthquake to hit Nepal, a Unicef official in the city says.

Aid workers are on high alert following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that stuck Nepal yesterday.