The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base Camp. The exciting spring climbing season begins with excitement and ...

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of ...

The Department of Tourism has started issuing permits for the spring mountaineering season. So far, 58 climbers-40 men and 18 women-from eight mountaineering groups have obtained permission to scale ...

More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...

Why, then, would such a gifted athlete and climber retire after summiting Mount Everest well over a dozen times? The answer can be found in the documentary Everest Dark, making its world premiere ...

But given this megaberg is 40 miles across and weighs around five times as much as Mount Everest, its running aground on the rocky shelf had quite the impact. How will it affect the wildlife?

The expedition to Mount Everest will be led by Colonel Anshuman Bhadauria, while the one to Kangchenjunga will be led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal. The latter journey, commencing on April 7 ...