Record-holding Chinese mountaineer He Jing along with Sherpa climbers have been felicitated in the Capital after they returned from the historic first winter ascent of two virgin peaks in Western ...

For seasoned climbers, Nepal has always been the go-to spot. But here’s some exciting news: for the next two years, adventurers can attempt nearly 100 (97 to be precise) Himalayan peaks in Nepal ...

Three American climbers have died after an avalanche slammed into their base camp in the Himalayas, Nepalese media reports. Seven people died in total, including one Canadian, one Italian, and two ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal on Monday and killed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said. Armed Police Force spokesperson ...

Uttarakhand opens 83 major Himalayan peaks to mountaineers and waives expedition fees to boost adventure tourism, local ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing ...

Seven climbers initially were reported dead, four missing and four injured after an avalanche struck a Himalayan base camp in western Nepal on Monday morning. File photo courtesy of NASA Nov. 3 (UPI) ...

At the Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club (BMTC), climbers gathered on fixed days. Photos of expeditions from home and abroad were screened on a big screen. Participants learned about trekking ...

Rescuers in Nepal airlifted some injured climbers to safety. The avalanche followed heavy snowfall produced by Cyclone Montha. By Binod Ghimire Reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal An avalanche struck a ...

Indian mountaineers on Monday began a dangerous trek toward an isolated Himalayan slope in a bid to find the bodies of eight climbers feared killed by an avalanche. An Indian Mountaineering Federation ...

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, ...