All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

RECCO, a leading developer of advanced rescue technology, has announced the expansion of its RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

The list of globally recognised eight-thousanders in Nepal includes Everest (8,848.86 metres), Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres), ...

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...

Nepal plans to raise Mount Everest climbing permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000, impacting climbers worldwide.

Lukas Furtenbach explains why using Xenon to help climb Everest in a week is a new tool but is really no different than ...

Mountain climber, photographer and writer Cory Richards shares life lessons from his new book "The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within." ...

The first avalanche missed the only climbing team remaining ... This year, several teams went to the Himalayas to attempt winter ascents on Mt. Everest, Manaslu, Makalu and Annapurna.

Pemba Tshering Sherpa, who survived Friday's avalanche on Mount Everest, describes his experience on the mountain that day. Photo: Narendra Shrestha for The Wall Street Journal ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog could be near a return to practice, according to head coach Jared Bednar. "I sure hope so," Bednar told reporters after the team practiced on Thursday ...

A Colorado woman learned her husband was buried by an avalanche after he never checked in as planned, and she began searching for him under the snow. Donald Moden Jr., a 57-year-old veteran skier ...