Friday convened key government representatives, local authorities, development partners, and community organizations at the ...

Oswald Rodrigo Pereira of Poland has just completed a remarkably fast acclimatization ascent of 6,476m Mera Peak in Nepal’s Khumbu region, just days after arriving in the country. This was part of ...

There is often a binary choice for travelers to choose from in the world of high-altitude adventure. Either you are a trekker ...

I learn that success isn't measured in metres gained but in how we handle the moment when plans dissolve. The mountain ...

The pair will acclimatize on 6,476m Mera Peak before moving on to Manaslu. Theirs is the only winter 8,000m expedition so far this year.

After a ground explosion changed his life, Hari Budha Magar set out to prove the astonishing feats that disabled veterans can ...

Did you know this tiny country is home to eight of the world’s fourteen tallest mountains? Yeah. Welcome to Nepal. Snowy peaks glow as the sun creeps in. Sharp ridgelines. Endless quiet. This is the ...

How research from the University of Leeds is tackling the global threat to glaciers in the International Year of Glaciers' ...

AM from Kathmandu Airport, heading to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest. The flight to Lukla takes 25 minutes by fixed-wing airplane or 40 minutes by helicopter. Upon arrival at 7 AM and after ...

Scientists found a “large”-headed creature with spiny skin on a mountain in Nepal and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from S. Hofmann via Hofmann, Ohler, Baniya, Dubois, Flecks, ...

The treacherous Khumbu Icefall has opened on Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world stands 29,029 feet. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border, the iconic peak’s names – ...