When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually crowded with giants. Nearly all of them are clustered in the Himalayas and ...

The Himalayas' massive heights result from a unique combination of geologic factors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mount ...

From short weekend escapes to challenging trails, the Himalayas offer journeys suited to beginners and experienced trekkers ...

At least nine people have died in two separate incidents in just a few days. For local sources, “it will take time” to ...

Climbing teams from the around the world have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering – the Himalayas, home of the 14 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are currently working their way up Mt. Everest, Cho ...

"He reached the summit this morning. He had trained well and I was confident he would do it," his father Tashi Sherpa told AFP. Summiting all 14 "eight-thousanders" is considered the peak of ...

Home to eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest, Nepal attracts hundreds of climbers and trekkers ...

Tracee Metcalfe wouldn’t have considered herself a mountaineer at the beginning of it all. Growing up in the suburbs of L.A.

An avalanche at a mountain base camp in eastern Nepal killed seven people, including three Italians, an expedition organiser ...

Nepal’s mountains have seen steady climbing activity this autumn, with 1,450 climbers across 175 teams receiving permits, ...

Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal's treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five ...

How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the next two highest peaks? Geologists suggest the mountain owes part of its extra height to two ...