The true winter climbing season begins on December 21 - the first day of the astronomical winter, and three Himalayan teams are making progress.

The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end. Deep winter will soon envelope the highest mountains in the world rendering these giants unclimbable. Several expeditions have set ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Greek climber died Tuesday on Nepal's rugged Mount Dhaulagiri, expedition organizers said, in the first recorded fatality of this year's busy Himalayan spring climbing season. Antonios Sykaris's ...

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” This quote came alive in the Himalayas when a group of tribal youths from Jashpur — most of whom had never seen snow or experience ...

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 ...

Ben is a journalist, writer, National Geographic Explorer, and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years. He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan ...

“Climb like a woman means to own it—being a woman—and to say, ‘I am proud to climb like a woman. Yes, I am that badass!’” said Sara Vetteth, 47, a mother of two and an entrepreneur who attended the ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] The Chungbuk Himalayan expedition team, which sparked controversy over political neutrality after unfurling a flag with an acrostic poem written in the name of Lee ...