The summit of Baruntse (7,129m) in eastern Nepal. In what climbers say is an attempt to send a positive message to the world that Nepal’s mountains are a safe destination, a seven member all-Nepali ...

This year, a legendary high-altitude climber and his courageous life partner opened a new alpine-style route on Nanga Parbat, the so-called Killer Mountain of Pakistan's Himalaya. Denis Urubko, 52, of ...

With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expeditions are moving. Their Everest team, ...

For Katie McCay, climbing to Mount Everest's base camp was always a dream. "I have been obsessed with Everest ever since I was a kid," McCay told Newsweek. The avid hiker has tracked her travels on ...

An adventurous expedition in the U.K. has led to a terrible tragedy. Travel influencer Maria Eftimova died Feb. 22 after falling roughly 65 feet while climbing the north ridge of the Tryfan mountain ...

Nepal expects a surge in mountaineering expeditions on Mt Everest this spring before fees are hiked to climb the world’s highest mountain. The number of tourists and mountaineers coming to Nepal has ...

The Madison Mountaineering Everest-Lhotse Expedition has completed its Everest rotations and will soon launch a summit attempt. Garrett Madison, the founder, CEO, and lead climber of the mountain ...

From 22 August to 26 September a small team of four Slovenian women comprised of Ana Baumgartner, Urša Kešar, Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev climbed four new routes in the Indian Himalaya. These ...

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