In the world of extreme sports, the stakes are high—quite literally.As a mountaineer who has climbed over 40 peaks and is the ...

Climbing teams are progressing on Mt. Everest as the spring climbing season in the Himalayas takes shape. At 29,029 feet, the highest mountain in the world endures the relentless force of the Jet ...

The spring climbing season in the Himalayas has endured a difficult start. The early season features Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world, standing 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) in the ...

This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and ...

The majority of guides who lead tourists up Mount Everest are Sherpas, an ethnic group. Some Sherpa guides predict that soon, no one from their community will work on the mountain anymore. They said ...

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In Nepal, an avalanche claimed the lives of three climbers, including a foreign national, on Yalung Ri Himal mountain. Eight ...

Three climbers, including a foreign national, were killed and eight others were missing after an avalanche hit a climbing expedition on a Himalayan peak in Nepal, police said on Monday.

Two mountaineers, one French and one South Korean, have died in Nepal after separate expeditions to the Ama Dablam mountain in the Himalayas, hiking officials said on Monday (Oct 27).Hugo Lucio ...