"The two had just finished dinner and were settling into their sleeping bags, chatting casually, when Alex suddenly became unresponsive."

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. Nepal’s Mountaineering Department identified the climber who died Sunday on the slopes of the world's fifth tallest mountain as 39-year-old Alexander Pancoe.