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

Nepal is considering a new regulation requiring Everest climbers to have previously summited a 7,000-meter peak, aiming to ...

Nepal's Sherpa community has made an unmatched contribution to Himalayan mountaineering since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa successfully climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. There is ...

We examine Lenin Peak's first ascents and two expeditions that ended in tragedy, including the deadliest-ever mountaineering ...

The pilot has since apologized, and the incident, which occurred on the Monte Rosa massif, is under investigation ...

Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.

The Kulshan Randonnée takes place entirely in the backcountry of the mountain, making it unique in the sport of ski ...

A 27-year-old male student from China was rescued twice from Japan’s Mount Fuji within a span of four days after he ...

Every weekend warrior knows the drill — you sit in front of a computer all week, and when the weekend hits, you bike, hike, ...