Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its list of 8,000m peaks by adding six secondary summits on ...

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

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

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

Poetry like this, year after year, engraved his place upon the landscapes of Central Otago and the Southern Alps in language that everyone could understand. They have become keepsakes, expressing for ...

Tragedy on Grossglockner Tragedy unfolded in Austria on the mountain Grossglockner last weekend. A 33-year old woman froze to ...

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal. End of an Era: Solo Climbers No ...

Faced with the classic pub quiz question asking for the tallest mountain in the world, you may confidently answer Mount Everest. But the reality is a bit more complex. Depending on how you measure ...

arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain, the tourism chief said on Tuesday. Fees for the peak spring climbing season will rise from $11,000 to $ ...

Cotner could see several of the world’s tallest peaks from the summit, including Mt. Everest. “Right as we got to the summit, you had a perfect view of Everest,” Cotner said. He said while ...