Climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks — all located in the Himalayas — has long represented the ultimate objective in alpinism. From K2 to Annapurna, these mountains present some of the toughest ...

As reported by Travel and Tour World, this bill will be ratified by Nepal's Lower House after the March 2026 elections. There ...

Endurance athlete Tyler Andrews, 34, recently broke the Fastest Known Time (“FKT”) on the 8th highest mountain in the world – Manaslu. He accomplished this feat on September 19, 2024, in 9 hours and ...

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 ...

LOOK UP: A fore-shortened view of Lhotse's imposing South Face from the summit of Island Peak. Photo: EDWARD MORGAN Last spring, I climbed a couple of easy 6,000ers in Nepal with Howard Lister. When ...

An Indian and a Romanian climber died on Mount Lhotse in Nepal, one of the world’s highest mountains, taking the total number of fatalities during this year’s spring climbing season in the Himalayas ...

The tumultuous 2023 Himalayan climbing season was marked by both triumph and tragedy. More climbers than ever set out for Mount Everest’s summit, and 17 died on the mountain, the most ever in a season ...

In the 1980s, exploratory alpinists Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders stunned the climbing community when they first climbed the Golden Pillar of Spantik. Fowler described their difficult line as the ...

Mountaineers prepare to ascend the south face of Everest from Nepal. Guides are crucial to these expeditions and do most of the dangerous legwork. GETTY IMAGES Lakpa Tenji Sherpa, 53, reached the ...

Himlung Himal (7,126m) on the border between Manang and Mustang where an Australian climber Chin-Tark Chan died on 29 October. Photo: ASIATICROADS.COM The autumn mountaineering season is not over yet, ...