Before it can become fatal, altitude sickness, also known as mountain sickness, can cause symptoms like headache, shortness ...

Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

Ben Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall ...

Erik Weihenmayer, renowned for being the first blind person to summit Mount Everest, will speak at the University of Arizona's Commencement on May 16. Known for ...

In the past 75 years, Annapurna has seen the highest fatality rate among Himalayan peaks, with one third of those trying to ...

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 bo ...

About 500 climbers are already in Everest Base Camp. Hundreds more are on the way. The rope fixers have reached Camp 1 and ...

Nepal’s climate vulnerability shapes its climate goals and strategies, with the Sagarmatha Sambad as a rising symbol of ...

After conquering Mount Everest and Annapurna I, Bangladeshi mountaineer Babar Ali is planning to summit all of the world's eight-thousander mountains in the Himalayas.  Babar shared his goal today (16 ...

ATLANTA, GA — A Metro Atlanta man has begun his attempt to reach the top of the world - literally. Retired U.S. Navy ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.