If Nepal (or even climbing Mount Everest) is on your travel bucket list, keep in mind that the country is home to the world's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adventure Consultants, the company running Darby's expedition to scale Mount Everest, have revealed they set off from ...

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 ...

O’Malley is using the trip with his brother-in-law to raise funds for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which provides mortgage-free homes for the families of fallen first responders, Gold Star ...

Slovenian alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik was widely regarded as one of the most influential climbers of his generation. We examine his notable climbs.

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

Nearly 20 years after the first Filipino stood atop Mt. Everest, a new generation of adventurers is ready to rise to the ...