Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal ...

San Francisco-based mountaineer Satish Gogineni became the first Indian to ski solo and unsupported from Hercules Inlet to ...

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts ...

This spring season promises to be an exciting one on the slopes of Mt Everest with circa 275 climbing permits ... sharing the highly ambitious goal of completing the coveted Everest - Lhotse traverse ...

According to Alpinist, this is the first winter ascent of the grandiose face of the fourth highest mountain in the world ... via the W ridge in October 1997 and Everest in December 1993. Lhotse has ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...

Kolkata: Three climbers from West Bengal made it to the summit of Mount Aconcagua—the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere, ...

Nepal bans solo climbs on Everest and all 8,000m peaks, introducing stricter rules, higher fees, and eco-measures. Here’s ...